Workers’ compensation premium increases for volunteer fire departments are being postponed for a year while lawmakers address firefighter safety and liability issues, Gov. Joe Manchin said. Manchin said he hopes to have legislation ready for a July 19 special session. …
West Virginia House Speaker Rick Thompson wants the state to delay workers’ compensation premium increases for volunteer fire departments. BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co. announced the premium increases in May. Thompson says he’s concerned that many volunteer fire departments can’t afford …
Government investigators have begun issuing subpoenas to reluctant witnesses to the nation’s worst coal mining disaster in 40 years, accordng to West Virginia’s mine safety director. The five subpoenas issued to date have gone to witnesses who skipped scheduled interviews …
West Virginia insurance regulators have put black lung premium increases on hold. The National Council on Compensation Insurance asked Insurance Commissioner Jane Cline’s office in May to increase rates for black lung losses incurred by insurers. The council requested a …
Farmers & Mechanics Insurance in West Virginia is now offering a new Service Line coverage, which pays to repair underground outdoor water, sewer and electrical service lines that fail because of perils that would not be covered under most homeowners …
Coal miner Massey Energy Co criticized a U.S. mine safety official’s comments Thursday, saying the process of dealing with safety violations is biased against mining companies. “We are disappointed in the comments by MSHA (U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration),” …
An administrative law judge ruled this week that there was no pattern of violations that would lead to stricter regulation at a Massey Energy Co. mine in Virginia. A Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission judge ruled that 10 …
Teams found no problems Monday during a daylong expedition inside the West Virginia coal mine where 29 men died in the industry’s worst disaster in 40 years, officials said. Teams entered Massey Energy Co.’s Upper Big Branch mine shortly after …
A fireball and explosion burned seven members of a crew drilling for natural gas at an abandoned coal mine in West Virginia Monday, the second big fire at an energy formation known as the Marcellus Shale in less than a …
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