More than a thousand disabled workers could finally begin receiving payments for their job-related injuries if the Missouri House gives final approval to legislation intended to replenish an insolvent state fund. SB 1, which passed the Senate early on May …
Editor’s Note: This is part of a team report on opioid use by injured workers. For the national story read: Opioid Epidemic Plagues Workers’ Comp Deaths from prescription drug overdoses jumped 360 percent in the last decade in the Appalachian …
The Missouri Legislature has voted to create an online database allowing businesses to check whether job applicants have a history of filing workers’ compensation claims. The House gave the bill final approval on a 91-67 vote. It now heads to …
The workers’ compensation market is seeing encouraging signs. Premiums grew for the second consecutive year, the combined ratio declined and claim frequency continued to improve at a pace slightly greater than its long-term historic rate of decline. In 2012, the …
The family of a student killed or injured while boarding or exiting a school bus in Mississippi can now qualify to receive money from the state Crime Victim Compensation Fund. House Bill 710 expands the eligibility for the fund. It …
A bill converting the nonprofit CompSource Oklahoma into an independent mutual company was passed by the House and Senate and sent to the governor for her signature. CompSource writes about one-third of Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation policies. Under House Bill 2201, …
The policyholder owners of Texas Mutual Insurance Co. will share a $175 million dividend distribution this year, the company’s board of directors announced after a unanimous vote on May 7, 2013. This is the 15th consecutive year that the board …
The Idaho Industrial Commission has filed a lawsuit against a former state lawmaker from northern Idaho over unpaid workers’ compensation insurance. The lawsuit filed in 1st District Court against accuses former state senator Mike Jorgenson of not making any payments …
Professional athletes who spent most of their careers with teams in other states would no longer be able to file workers’ compensation claims in California under a bill that has passed the state Assembly. Supporters of the bill from Assemblyman …
Montana State Fund’s board of directors announced a six percent rate decrease for 2014. The decrease is effective July 1 this year. Since 2007 State Fund has lowered average rates to Montana businesses by 34.5 percent, according to the organization. …
