Colorado Workers’ Comp Carrier Distributing Dividends to 53K Companies March 22, 2021 Pinnacol Assurance in Colorado is distributing general dividend checks to its customers totaling $50 million This is the sixth straight...
Union Raises More Than $61K for Injured Shipyard Worker in Maine March 12, 2021 The Machinists Union is providing more than $61,000 to help a shipbuilder recover from a gruesome injury at Bath Iron...
Former California Firefighter Faces Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges March 12, 2021 Daniel Clampitt, 41, of Denair, Calif., was arraigned on four felony counts including insurance fraud, grand theft and perjury for...
Oregon SAIF Declares $210M Dividend for Policyholders March 10, 2021 Oregon’s nonprofit State Accident Insurance Fund Corp. (SAIF) on Wednesday declared a $210 million dividend for its policyholders and acknowledged...
Study Shows NASIDs Growing in California Workers’ Comp March 10, 2021 A new study shows that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs) now account for more than one-third of all drugs dispensed to injured...
Natural Gas Explosion Near Houston Injures Several Workers March 8, 2021 Seven people were injured in a natural gas explosion near Houston, including one person who was flown to a hospital...
California Warehouse Worker Arraigned for Alleged Workers’ Comp Fraud February 3, 2021 Crescencio Velasco Covarrubias, 45, of Button Willow, Calif., was arraigned this week on multiple felony counts of insurance fraud after...
Maine High Court Finds Aquaculture Worker Covered by State Workers’ Comp January 4, 2021 An aquaculture worker who got hurt tending to salmon raised in offshore pens is covered under state law, but not...
Slick Sidewalks, Protective Pets Among Injury Trends for Amazon Delivery Partners in Colorado December 7, 2020 Coloradans like residents of other states have seen an increase in delivery vehicles as many households shifted to ordering more...
California Workers’ Comp Bills Signed into Law October 2, 2020 California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a handful of bills related to workers’ compensation, including bills dealing with COVID-19 and reporting...