The deadline for insurers wanting to submit bids to write the workers’ compensation coverage for state agencies in West Virginia has been extended until October. West Virginia’s primary workers’ compensation insurer said it will cover the agencies until October 1. …
The West Virginia Supreme Court has given a committee the go-ahead to design a new court system that would consider business-related lawsuits. Wayne County Circuit Judge Darrell Pratt, the committee’s chairman, said the goal is to design a court that …
Chemical maker DuPont failed to promptly inform emergency crews about a phosgene leak that killed a worker last year, according to a U.S. government report released Thursday. The report by the Chemical Safety Board (CSB), a federal agency that investigates …
A volunteer fire department in Kanawha County has become the first in West Virginia to receive a rebate check to cover the costs of higher premiums for workers’ compensation insurance. The check for $1,638 was presented to the Cabin Creek …
In the wake of a decision by a West Virginia workers’ compensation insurer to drop its program for government agencies, more counties are lining up to join a risk pool. County governments throughout the state are joining the West Virginia …
The owners of the West Virginia coal mine where 29 men died in a blast last year kept two sets of safety records, one that it concealed from federal safety officials, National Public Radio reported Wednesday, The government-subsidized radio network …
West Virginia’s volunteer fire departments looking to offset anticipated increases in their workers’ compensation insurance premiums can turn to a website launched by the state auditor’s office. Auditor Glen Gainer’s office was tasked by the Legislature with developing a program …
State figures show the West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety had the worst workers’ compensation record among state agencies over the past five years. The department had $10.8 million in claims and paid premiums totaling $18.4 million. …
The company that owned the coal mine where 29 miners died in the worst U.S. mining disaster in four decades concluded the explosion was the result of unpreventable natural gas buildup and not coal dust, contradicting the findings of an …
DuPont wants a judge to deny plaintiffs in a West Virginia personal injury case the right to enroll in a related, court-administered medical monitoring program, arguing there’s no point in testing for early detection of illnesses if they’re already sick. …
