Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Furniture Maker, Staffing Agency Fined $161K for Texas Workplace Hazards
Dec 4 2015 // Furniture manufacturer, MooreCo Inc., and Milwaukee-based Manpower Group US Inc., a staffing agency, have been cited by federal safety regulators for exposing temporary workers to workplace hazards at a MooreCo plant in...
Smooth Sailing for Most California Workers’ Comp Cases, Drugs a Problem
Dec 2 2015 // More than eight-in-10 workers’ compensation cases in California were taken care of without a hitch, and an overwhelming majority of those cases sent to review were ultimately upheld, according to a new study...
U.S. Risk Insurance Group Acquires Matias Underwriters in Boston
Dec 2 2015 // U.S. Risk Insurance Group Inc., a managing general agency and surplus lines wholesaler based in Dallas, announced that it has acquired Matias Underwriters LLC in Boston. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Matias...
Workers’ Comp Rates in Washington to Increase 2% In 2016
Dec 2 2015 // The average base rate Washington businesses pay for workers’ compensation insurance will increase by 2 percent in 2016, the state Department of Labor & Industries announced. L&I uses wage inflation as a...
How State Policies Affect Low Back Pain Costs
Dec 2 2015 // Public policies on the treatment and benefits for injured workers explain some of the state-level variation in costs and outcomes of claims for low back pain, according to a new medical study. The study in the December...
Louisiana Medical Payments per Workers’ Comp Claim Stable: WCRI
Dec 1 2015 // Growth in medical payments per workers’ compensation claim in Louisiana slowed from 2011 to 2013, in part due to decreases in utilization of hospital and nonhospital care, according to a recent study by the Workers...
5 Charged in $580M Southern California Scheme Involving Workers’ Comp
Nov 30 2015 // Five people, including a former hospital executive and two surgeons, are charged with a massive kickback scheme that resulted in billing $580 million to the government and insurance companies, authorities announced. Two...
Wisconsin Contractor Cited 4 Times in 3 Years for Safety Violations
Nov 30 2015 // For the fourth time in three years, a Bloomer, Wis., roofing contractor was found ignoring workplace safety laws, federal and state safety officials say. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration said...
Virginia Approves 3.4% Overall Increase in Workers’ Comp Loss Costs
Nov 25 2015 // The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) announced Tuesday the approval of revisions to the premium levels charged for workers’ compensation insurance in Virginia. The revisions will result in an overall...
Louisiana Company Cited by OSHA After Trench Collapse Fatality
Nov 23 2015 // The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited a Baton Rouge, La., company with violations after a trench collapse killed a worker. The federal agency cited Ted Hebert LLC for one “willful...
Audit: Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Commission not Tracking Payments
Nov 23 2015 // A state audit of the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission indicates the agency has not been tracking some mandatory assessments. A sample test of claims paid from two funds showed roughly half had no supporting...
California School Security Officer Arrested for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Nov 19 2015 // Valentino H. Douglas, 45, of Rialto, Calif., was arrested and booked into the West Valley Detention Center on multiple counts of felony insurance fraud after receiving more than $112,000 in workers’ compensation...
Analysis: North Carolina Studying Drug Formularies in Workers’ Comp Claims
Nov 19 2015 // During the 2015 legislative session, the North Carolina General Assembly authorized and funded a study regarding prescription drug formularies in workers’ compensation claims brought by state employees. While this...
Indiana Workers’ Comp Claim Payments Rose Quickly Through 2013
Nov 18 2015 // Medical payments per workers’ compensation claim in Indiana were higher and rising faster than in most states examined in a recent study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). The report, CompScope...
WCRI: New Jersey’s Med Payments Per Workers’ Comp Claim Stable
Nov 17 2015 // Medical payments per workers’ compensation claim in New Jersey were stable from 2010 to 2013, in contrast to rapid growth in the 2008 to 2010 period, according to a recent study by the Workers Compensation Research...
Delaware OKs 7.2% Increase in Workers’ Comp Voluntary Market Loss Costs
Nov 17 2015 // Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart today announced the approval of Delaware Compensation Rating Bureau (DCRB)’s workers’ compensation amended rate filing, resulting in an overall average...
Report: Workers’ Comp Reform Saving California’s System $770M Annually
Nov 17 2015 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau released this year’s evaluation of California’s workers’ comp reform law. The WCIRB Cost Monitoring Report — 2015 Retrospective Evaluation is part...
4 New York Business Owners Charged in Workers’ Comp Fraud Sweep
Nov 16 2015 // The New York inspector general’s office announced the arrests of four New York state business owners on fraud and theft charges as part of an ongoing series of investigations into employers and employees who defraud...
New Jersey’s Overall Workers’ Comp Rates to Remain Unchanged in 2016
Nov 16 2015 // New Jersey’s Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau said the state’s commissioner of Banking and Insurance has approved a filing providing for no change in the overall level of workers’ compensation...
Top 25 Workers’ Compensation Insurers: A.M. Best
Nov 16 2015 // The U.S. workers’ compensation market saw solid gains in 2014, thanks in part to premium increases and favorable claims frequency. This was the fourth consecutive year in which the industry reported improved results,...
