Maryland’s State-Run WC Insurer IWIF to Become Private Nonprofit Co. May 23, 2012 The Injured Workers’ Insurance Fund (IWIF), Maryland’s state-run workers’ comp insurance carrier, will become a private, nonprofit company under a...
Oklahoma Company Sued Over Accident That Hurt Teens January 27, 2012 The parents of two teenagers who were severely injured in a grain elevator accident in Oklahoma have filed negligence lawsuits...
N.Y. Court: Worker Injured on Break Entitled to Workers’ Comp Benefits January 11, 2012 By Young Ha A New York court has ruled that a worker taking a short break does not constitute an interruption of employment,...
Oklahoma Court Strikes Down Part of Workers’ Comp Law December 22, 2011 By Tim Talley The Oklahoma Supreme Court struck down on Dec. 20 part of a new law that prevents chiropractors and some other...
Illinois Senate Rejects Workers’ Compensation Changes April 18, 2011 A Republican plan to overhaul the Illinois workers’ compensation system failed April 14 in the state Senate, largely over the...
Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Panel Criticized Over Outside Adviser February 22, 2011 An audit has found the Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Funding Commission paid about $510,000 to a private financial adviser when the...
Clingman, Harkey Appointed to Okla. Workers’ Comp Court Leadership Posts January 19, 2011 Before he left office, former Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry made two appointments to leadership positions with the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation...