Report on California Workers’ Comp Shows Steady Independent Medical Review Activity November 20, 2019 More than 15,400 independent medical reviews a month are issued in California’s worker’s compensation system, according to a new report...
Alabama Court Gives Go Ahead to Workers Comp Suit Against AIG, Coventry November 4, 2019 By Jim Sams An Alabama appellate court has cleared the way for a lawsuit that alleges outrageous and fraudulent conduct by American International...
Company Fined Nearly $1.6M After 4 Workers Killed in Illinois Plant Explosion October 30, 2019 Federal workplace safety officials have levied $1,591,176 in penalties against a silicon chemical products manufacturer after four employees suffered fatal...
Texas Oilfield Worker Killed by Poisonous Gas; Wife Dies Checking on Him October 30, 2019 A 44-year-old Texas oil company worker died after being overcome by poisonous gas at a pump house, and his 37-year-old...
Michigan Governor Wants to Make More Workers Eligible for Overtime October 28, 2019 Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is moving to make more Michigan workers eligible for overtime pay. The Democrat announced that her administration...
WCRI Study Examines Impact of Reforms on New York Workers’ Comp System October 28, 2019 The Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) has released a new report for policymakers and system stakeholders to track the performance...
Pennsylvania Company Fined After Worker’s Fatal Fall into Meat Grinder October 25, 2019 Federal officials have fined a Pennsylvania company for violations found after a worker was killed when she fell into a...
Profit Lessons in Commercial Auto, Workers Comp and Other Business October 25, 2019 By Susanne Sclafane Progressive has a competitive edge over long-term players in the commercial auto insurance market and national carriers outpace regionals on...
OSHA’s Top 25 Enforcement Cases Based on Total Penalty October 22, 2019 These are the 25 biggest workplace safety and health violation enforcement actions by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration....
California Roofer Arrested For Workers’ Comp Fraud, $50K Loss to Insurer October 21, 2019 Herbert Allen Kelly III, 65, of Rancho Murieta, Calif., owner of Kelly Roofing Co., has been arrested on six felony...