workers’ compensation News

Berkshire’s Candymaker Must Face Worker’s Suit Over Husband’s COVID Death: California Court

A California candymaker must face a lawsuit by an employee who says she caught COVID-19 at work and gave it to her husband, resulting in his death, a state appeals court held on Tuesday, upholding what appeared to be the …

Insurers Begin Work in Areas Hard-Hit By Weekend Tornadoes

Insurance claims and loss estimates are beginning to come in from the group of deadly and damaging tornadoes that moved through the central and southern U.S. last weekend. The Federal Emergency Management Agency confirmed there were at least 52 tornadoes …

Report: California Public Self-Insured Workers’ Comp Indemnity Claim Cost up

An analysis shows that in the midst of the pandemic, the total number of job injury claims reported by California public self-insured employers edged down slightly last year, but a growing number of lost-time claims and rising claim severity fueled …

Former Montana Mine Official Pleads Guilty to Workplace Accident Coverups

A former official for a central Montana coal mine plead guilty to conspiring with others to not make required reports about workplace accidents that injured employees, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Montana said. Dale Lee Musgrave of Pompeys Pillar, who …

California Farm Labor Contractor Arraigned in Alleged $1.8M Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme

Alfredo Casas, 62, of Stockton, California, has been arraigned on 15 felony counts of insurance fraud, grand theft and tax evasion. Casas allegedly underreported payroll for his farm labor contracting business by over $1 million, resulting in a substantial loss …

Salesperson Injured Leaving Employer Happy Hour Could Receive Workers’ Comp

A traveling salesperson injured in a car accident after an employer-sponsored happy hour had to drive past the highway exit to his home on the way to the event, sparking debate over whether he was still considered “on the job” …

New York Man Indicted for Workers’ Comp Insurance Fraud Scheme

A Bronx, New York, man has been indicted on grand larceny, insurance fraud and additional charges for falsely claiming he was fully disabled and unable to work at his state job so he could collect more than $35,000 in workers’ …

New Mexico Sees Lower Costs Worker’s Comp Insurance

New Mexico insurance regulators are reducing a key component in rates for workers’ compensation coverage that should help employers spend less, starting next year. The Superintendent of Insurance Office announced a 5.5% reduction in “loss costs” for insurance policies that …

Average Price of Washington Workers’ Comp Going up Slightly in 2022

The Washington Department of Labor & Industries announced a 3.1% increase in the average worker’s compensation premium rate for hours worked in 2022. “A modest hike is needed because of the rising costs to provide workers’ compensation coverage. It’s the …

Delaware Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rates to Decrease for Fifth Year

Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro announced that workers’ compensation insurance rates in the state will decrease for the fifth year in a row, effective December 1, 2021. The voluntary market is seeing another double-digit decrease in voluntary market loss costs, …