New York Department of Transportation Employee Arrested for Workers’ Comp Fraud September 10, 2019 A New York State Department of Transportation employee has been arrested on charges that he defrauded the workers’ compensation system...
Unlicensed Labor Broker Indicted in New York for $1M Insurance Fraud Scheme September 9, 2019 Unlicensed labor broker Salvador Almonte Jr. and insurance broker Steven Asvazadourian have been indicted in New York for an insurance...
Oregon Employers Will Get $160 Million From SAIF September 5, 2019 SAIF customers in Oregon will receive $160 million in dividends this year. The SAIF the board of directors declared a...
New Hampshire Workers’ Comp Rates Decrease for Eighth Year in a Row August 29, 2019 New Hampshire employers will pay less for their workers’ compensation insurance next year because of an approved filing that lowers...
Probe Finds Indiana Company Partly Responsible for Employee’s Death August 26, 2019 A state agency says a northern Indiana company was partly responsible for the death of a 43-year-old employee who was...
Insurer Not Responsible for Workers’ Comp Claim Due to Overdose Death August 26, 2019 By Elizabeth Blosfield The New Hampshire Supreme Court has affirmed a decision by the New Hampshire Compensation Appeals Board (CAB) denying an estate’s...
Union Pacific Worker In Texas Dies, Pinned Between Tankers August 23, 2019 Investigators say a Union Pacific worker has died after being pinned between two railway tanker cars in Southeast Texas. The...
California State Fund Declares $105M Dividend for Workers’ Comp Policyholders August 22, 2019 The board of California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund announced plans to distribute a $105 million dividend to qualifying policyholders with...
Lawsuit Alleges Louisiana Restaurant Pressured Servers to Perform Unpaid Work August 20, 2019 Three former table servers are suing owners and managers of an iconic Louisiana restaurant, claiming managers pressured them to work...
Pennsylvania Makes Changes to Reduce Chances of Workers’ Comp Rate Filing Errors August 14, 2019 Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman and Labor & Industry Secretary Jerry Oleksiak announced agreements with two insurers and the Pennsylvania...