How Trump Policies Contribute to Dire Scenario for Workers’ Compensation March 26, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson At a time when the nation’s workers’ compensation system is facing an aging workforce and a pending widespread labor shortage,...
Walgreens Agrees to $5.5M Settlement with Massachusetts March 23, 2018 Pharmacy chain Walgreens Co. has agreed to pay $5.5 million to resolve allegations that it overcharged for prescriptions covered by...
Forklift Operator Dies at Ohio Plant; Federal Safety Agency Investigating March 22, 2018 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the death of a forklift operator crushed between the machine and a...
Outlooks Revised to Stable for Louisiana’s Stonetrust Commercial Insurance March 21, 2018 A.M. Best has revised the outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and...
Keating Adds Workers’ Comp Team in Pennsylvania and Massaschusetts March 21, 2018 Keating Inc., a specialty property and casualty insurance distribution company in the U.S., has hired Tim Palmer as a national...
3rd Wrongful Death Suit Filed Over Oklahoma Gas Rig Explosion March 16, 2018 A third wrongful death lawsuit has been filed over a natural gas rig explosion in Oklahoma that killed five workers....
Good News on Opioid Usage for a Change – it’s Down in California Workers’ Comp March 14, 2018 By Don Jergler Efforts to curb the use of opioids in California’s workers’ compensation system appear to be paying off. New research from...
California OKs Workplace Rule to Protect Hotel Housekeepers March 14, 2018 California has adopted a new workplace safety and health regulation designed to reduce work-related injuries to housekeepers in the hotel...
Oklahoma Gas Rig Explosion Draws 2nd Wrongful Death Suit March 13, 2018 A second wrongful death lawsuit has been filed over a natural gas rig explosion in Oklahoma that killed five workers....
PMA’s Gara Joins NSM Insurance as Director of AllComp Solutions March 12, 2018 Program manager NSM Insurance Group reports that James Gara has joined the company as program director of AllComp Solutions, NSM’s...