North Dakota Workforce Safety and Insurance News

North Dakota Official: Work Injury Claims Could Rise with Recreational Pot

North Dakota could see a rise in workers’ compensation claims if marijuana is legalized, the state’s workplace safety agency told lawmakers on Feb. 4. Jodi Bjornson, a lawyer for North Dakota Workforce Safety and Insurance, said someone under the influence …

North Dakota Workers’ Comp Handling More Out-of-State Claims

The boom in the western North Dakota oil patch has led to a workload increase for the state’s workers’ compensation agency. The number of claims by workers coming from other states is expected to increase from about 2,700 in 2010 …

Workplace Deaths Rise In North Dakota Oil Patch

North Dakota’s workers’ compensation agency is offering safety training to companies in the state’s booming oil patch, an effort to decrease job-related deaths and injuries happening most often to employees with less than a year on the job, officials said. …

North Dakota Workers’ Compensation Agency Seeks Directors

North Dakota’s workers’ compensation agency is looking for new members for its board of directors. The terms of six of the 11 directors are ending in December. The board oversees the operation of North Dakota’s Workforce Safety and Insurance agency, …