Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
California Business Owner Arraigned in $1M Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme
Apr 14 2021 // Marion Piggee, Jr., 68, of Los Angeles, Calif., was arraigned on seven counts of insurance fraud after an investigation by the California Department of Insurance revealed he was allegedly underreporting employee payroll by...
Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Commission Seeks Comments on Medical Fee Schedule
Apr 14 2021 // The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission is now accepting comments on the 2020 Medical Fee Schedule. In 2020, the WCC, guided by its external consultant, FAIR Health, conducted an evaluation and update to the...
OSHA Prepares to Issue Emergency Regulations to Protect Workers from COVID-19
Apr 13 2021 // Mask mandates are coming down across the country, even as COVID cases are rising in most states. But the Biden administration appears poised to reinstate masking and other social distancing rules for recalcitrant governors...
Industry Watchers Weigh-in on ‘Concerning’ California Workers’ Comp Bills
Apr 8 2021 // A handful of workers’ compensation bills make their way through state Legislature every year that catch the attention of those watching the space – for better or worse. A few bills this year have a pair of industry...
Viewpoint: Psychedelic Drugs to Treat Pain in Workers’ Compensation Cases?
Apr 6 2021 // Medical science has moved forward by leaps and bounds in recent years, and yet for too many injured workers, their initial work-related injury and subsequent medical treatment is only the start of an all-too-familiar...
Texas OKs NCCI’s Workers’ Comp Loss Cost Filing Effective July 1
Apr 6 2021 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance’s (NCCI’s) advisory loss cost filing for Texas with an effective date of July 1, 2021, has been accepted by state insurance regulators. The Texas Department of...
Virginia Health Workers With COVID Get Workers’ Comp Unless They Refuse Vaccine
Apr 5 2021 // Virginia has passed a law making it easier for some healthcare workers who become ill with COVID-19 to collect medical expenses or lost wages. But there’s a catch: the law excludes healthcare workers who are offered...
Report: Texas Work Comp Insurers See More than 44K COVID-19 Claims by Mid-February
Apr 1 2021 // An updated report on workers’ compensation claims in Texas related to COVID-19 shows that as of Feb, 14, 2021, insurance carriers reported more than 44,000 COVID-19 claims and 200 fatalities to the state’s...
What The Telecommuting Trend Could Mean for Florida Workers’ Comp Claims
Apr 1 2021 // As companies continue to adapt to COVID-19, it is evident that one of the long-lasting effects of the novel coronavirus will be the increased number of permanent work from home accommodations. According to a recent Gallup...
Final Defendants Sentenced in Massive Texas Work Comp/Healthcare Fraud Case
Mar 31 2021 // The remaining defendants in a North Texas medical center healthcare and workers’ compensation fraud scheme have been sentenced, the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation reported It’s the final chapter...
Texas Attorneys Face Organized Crime, Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges
Mar 30 2021 // Three attorneys and two law firms in Texas have been indicted on organized crime and other charges in relation to alleged workers’ compensation fraud. The indictments stem from Texas Division of Workers’...
OSHA Sues Texas Hotel Operator for Whistleblower Law, Other Violations
Mar 29 2021 // Federal officials have sued the operator of a hotel in Waller, Texas, after it fired an employee who sought medical help after being exposed to carbon monoxide and reported the incident. According to U.S. Department of...
Former New York Postal Worker Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Mar 26 2021 // A former postal employee has been sentenced to serve three years on probation for workers’ compensation fraud. Christine O’Neill, 61, of Johnson City, New York, was sentenced by Senior United States District...
North Dakota Seed Company to Pay $225K OSHA Penalty After Employee Injury
Mar 26 2021 // A Fargo, N. D., birdseed production company has reached a settlement with a federal agency that investigated a severe and life-altering injury to an employee. The probe by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
California Landscaper Arraigned in Alleged Workers’ Comp Scam
Mar 24 2021 // Angel Maces, 23, of San Jacinto, Calif., was arraigned for felony insurance fraud after allegedly misrepresenting symptoms following a work-related injury in order to receive over $42,000 in undeserved workers’...
Two Workers Injured in 30-Foot Fall Off Slippery Roof in Massachusetts
Mar 24 2021 // Two workers fell about 30 feet off the roof of a duplex under construction in Massachusetts early Friday and were flown to hospitals, authorities said The Mashpee Fire Department responded to the call around 8:30 a.m.,...
$0 to $100M in 3 Years: Fast-Growing Work Comp Provider Sees Bright Future Ahead
Mar 23 2021 // Despite the softening of rates and the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, one Midwest-based workers’ compensation insurance provider that opened its doors just over three years ago reports that it not only has...
Colorado Workers’ Comp Carrier Distributing Dividends to 53K Companies
Mar 22 2021 // Pinnacol Assurance in Colorado is distributing general dividend checks to its customers totaling $50 million This is the sixth straight year the workers’ compensation carrier has distributed dividends. Nearly 53,000...
Texas Bills Address Workers’ Comp, Other Protections for First Responders
Mar 22 2021 // A Texas legislator has filed a package of bills he says is aimed at protecting injured first responders and their families. Rep. Jared Patterson, a freshman legislator representing District 106 in Denton County, serves on...
Workers’ Comp Rates to Drop Again in Louisiana
Mar 22 2021 // Workers’ compensation insurance rates will continue to decrease in Louisiana with a new rate reduction beginning in May, the insurance department reported. Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon approved a loss...
