Two top executives at California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund have resigned. State Fund President and CEO Tom Rowe and Chief Financial Officer Dan Sevilla will resign from State Fund, the board of directors for California’s largest worker’s compensation provider announced …
California State Senator Ron Calderon said the Federal Bureau of Investigation leaked a sealed affidavit alleging he took $60,000 in bribes to retaliate for his refusal to participate in a sting operation. Calderon filed a request Thursday to hold the …
Oklahoma’s new workers’ compensation law violates the state Constitution in several ways and should be struck down, an attorney for two state lawmakers and a firefighter’s organization told a state Supreme Court referee Thursday. “There are some very, very disturbing …
Officials from New York State’s Broome County unveiled a new initiative to crack down on workers’ compensation fraud. Broome County Executive Debbie Preston said Wednesday her county has created an informal task force to oversee workers’ compensation claims and make …
The costs per workers’ compensation claim in Pennsylvania are moderating, following years of steady growth in previous years, according to a new study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). The report, Benchmarks for Pennsylvania, CompScope 14th Edition, said total …
California State Sen. Ron Calderon was stripped of his committee assignments Tuesday amid a federal investigation involving allegations that he accepted money in return for promoting certain bills. The Senate Rules Committee voted unanimously to remove the Los Angeles-area Democrat …
A national group is recommending that the state of Louisiana cut workers’ compensation rates by 5 percent because of fewer workplace claims among other factors. The Times-Picayune reports the National Council on Compensation Insurance has filed documents with the Louisiana …
The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) approved ten renewals of the Certificates of Authority for companies to self-insure their workers’ compensation claims for a one-year period under the TDI-DWC Self-Insurance Program. These companies collectively employ approximately …
Pinnacol Assurance’s board of directors named Philip B. Kalin president and CEO of Pinnacol. Kalin was selected as a finalist for the position on Oct. 23. Kalin will begin his service at Pinnacol on November 27. Pinnacol is required by …
Data provided by the state shows that more than 5,000 workers in Ohio have suffered amputation injuries since 2005. The statistics from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation were analyzed by The Dayton Daily News. They show there have been …
