Insurtech Oyster Opens up Its Pay-as-You-Go Workers’ Comp Model in California November 29, 2018 By Don Jergler A new insurtech wants to provide pay-as-you-go workers’ compensation to as many small businesses in California as possible, and it...
Louisiana Posts 13 Straight Months of Job Gains November 21, 2018 Seasonally adjusted data released by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics shows that seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment in Louisiana increased...
Pilot, Paramedic, Nurse Killed in North Dakota Air Ambulance Crash November 21, 2018 By Blake Nicholson An air ambulance on its way to pick up a patient crashed shortly after taking off in North Dakota, killing...
Mass. Appeals Court Rules Medical Device Manufacturer Illegally Fired Employee November 21, 2018 By Elizabeth Blosfield A Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled that Dielectrics, a Massachusetts-based medical device manufacturer, illegally fired Ileana Bermudez after she collected...
Minnesota Workplace Injury Rate Fell to an All-Time Low in 2017 November 20, 2018 Minnesota’s Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) in early November reported that the state’s estimated workplace injury and illness rate...
Gas Leak Blamed for Deadly Texas Hospital Blast November 15, 2018 Investigators say an explosion that killed three people and injured 13 others at a Texas hospital this year was caused...
Pennsylvania Insurance Department Plans Review of Two Workers’ Comp Filings November 14, 2018 The Pennsylvania Insurance Department has received two mid-year workers’ compensation loss cost filings with a proposed effective date of January...
Early Bills Filed for 2019 in Texas Include Insurance-Related Measures November 13, 2018 Lawmakers have begun filing bills in the Texas Legislature for the legislative session that begins in January 2019. Among the...
New York Man Charged With More Than $15K in Workers’ Comp Fraud November 13, 2018 A New York man has been arrested on charges that he defrauded the workers’ compensation system by claiming he was...
Pinnacol in Colorado to Drop Workers’ Comp Rates, Issue Dividend in 2019 November 9, 2018 Pinnacol Assurance’s Board of Directors has approved a plan to decrease workers’ compensation rates in 2019 by an average of...