Why Workers’ Compensation Is Especially Needed Now: Report from WCRI Conference March 6, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson After decades of managing costs for employers, it’s time for workers’ compensation professionals and public policymakers to turn their attention...
Iowa Workers’ Comp Bill Limits Job Injury Claims, Unions Say March 2, 2017 By Linley Sanders Dozens of public workers gathered on March 1 at the Iowa Capitol in opposition to a bill that would reduce...
Q&A: MEMIC Safety Expert on Growth of Ergonomics, Workers’ Comp February 28, 2017 By Elizabeth Blosfield Karl Siegfried, Senior Vice President of Loss Control & Safety Services at Portland, Maine-headquartered MEMIC Group recently spoke with Insurance...
Utah Senate, House Pass Bill to Let Workers’ Comp Fund Become A Mutual February 28, 2017 Both the Utah Senate and House have passed a bill to repeal the statue creating the state’s Workers’ Compensation Fund....
Houston Company to Pay $9.5M in Penalties for Oil Platform Blast, Safety Violations February 26, 2017 By Kevin McGill An oil industry services company will pay $9.5 million in penalties for Gulf of Mexico safety violations and for pollution...
Oregon Workers’ Comp Provider Sees Big Hike in Slip, Fall Injuries in January February 23, 2017 As a result of the heavy snow and ice statewide in January, more Oregon workers suffered slips, trips and falls...
With Growth of the Gig Economy, States Rethink How Workers Get Benefits February 23, 2017 By Sophie Quinton As more and more Americans hold nontraditional jobs that don’t have benefits attached — think freelance graphic designers or Uber...
California DIR Suspends 7 Workers’ Comp Medical Providers for Fraud February 17, 2017 California’s Department of Industrial Relations and its Division of Workers’ Compensation has suspended seven medical providers from participating in the...
Texas Mutual Insurance, VFIS of Texas, Distribute $228K in Grants to First Responders February 17, 2017 Workers’ compensation insurance provider, Texas Mutual Insurance Co., and VFIS of Texas have distributed $228,000 in grant money to 90...
Workers Hospitalized for Carbon Monoxide Exposure at Kansas Plant February 16, 2017 About 20 employees from a manufacturing plant in Kansas’ Reno County were sent to the hospital on Feb. 13 after...