Amazon Injuries Could Spark Higher Workers’ Comp Rates for Fulfillment Centers October 26, 2020 By Matt Day and Spencer Soper Injuries in Amazon.com Inc. warehouses could damage more than just the company’s reputation. They could start to hurt the e-commerce...
Report: Few Virus Cases in Working Age Californians Result in Comp Claims October 23, 2020 Only one-in-14 COVID-19 cases involving working-age Californians from May through September of 2020 has been claimed as a job injury,...
Washington Developing Wildfire Smoke Worker-Safety Rules October 23, 2020 The Washington Department of Labor & Industries is developing new workplace safety and health rules regarding wildfire smoke. The L&I...
California Trucking Firm Owners Charged in Alleged $450K Workers’ Comp Fraud October 22, 2020 Trucking company owners Hardip Singh, 44, and Amandeep Kaur, 36, were charged this week with multiple counts of insurance fraud...
California Electrician Sentenced for Defrauding Workers’ Comp Providers, Employers October 22, 2020 Michael Ray Williams, 37, of Daly City, Calif., was sentenced to 60 days in county jail and three years formal...
Omaha National Expands Workers’ Comp Coverage into Connecticut, Georgia October 21, 2020 Omaha National, a workers compensation insurance provider serving small and midsize employers, has expanded its coverage into Connecticut and Georgia....
Ex-Police Chief in Washington Turned Pinup Model Charged with Workers’ Comp Fraud October 19, 2020 A Snohomish County, Wash., woman faces two charges of making false or misleading statements to collect more than $67,000 in...
3 Workers Injured in Riceland Rice Plant Blast in Arkansas October 19, 2020 Three Riceland Rice employees were injured, none seriously, in an explosion at a Riceland plant in Stuttgart, Ark., according to...
Vast Majority of COVID-19 Workers’ Compensation Claims Are Small, Says NCCI October 19, 2020 By Jim Sams If COVID-19 behaves like other workers’ compensation lung and disease claims, about two out of 100 cases may result in...
Crisis Within a Crisis: How COVID-19 Is Driving the Opioid Epidemic October 13, 2020 By Elizabeth Blosfield While the current national health conversation has largely centered on the COVID-19 pandemic, which has resulted in more than 200,000...