The Washington state Senate on Wednesday passed its first bills of the 2013 legislative session, but put off a vote on a set of contentious measures intended to save businesses money by changing workers’ compensation rules. Senate Republican Leader Mark …
Take a look around: Life is pretty great in the Great Plains. So good that cities such as Sioux Falls and others in a region that stretches from the Dakotas to Texas are embarking on big building projects. While other …
Thanks to rising medical costs many Nevada employers will see a small increase in the premiums they pay for workers’ compensation insurance this year, according to the Nevada Division of Insurance. The average premium increase in the voluntary market will …
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to strengthen the state’s workers’ compensation system — officially introduced on Jan. 22 as part of his 2013-2014 executive budget — is getting a positive reception from insurance industry associations.The American Insurance Association (AIA) …
The GOP-led Washington state Senate Commerce and Labor Committee this week was scheduled to consider five bills intended to save businesses money by changing workers’ compensation rules. Proponents say the measures, which include making it easier for injured workers to …
Post-traumatic stress was so great for some first responders who arrived at Sandy Hook Elementary School minutes after a gunman killed 20 children and six educators that the Connecticut legislature is considering a measure expanding workers’ compensation to help emergency …
The financially troubled Kentucky School Boards Insurance Trust will disband, forcing school districts to search for new providers of workers compensation, property and liability insurance policies. The closure means financial consequences for all of the state’s 174 school districts, which …
The co-chairman of a state legislative committee in Connecticut says the panel plans to introduce a bill allowing claims of posttraumatic stress disorder to be covered under Connecticut’s workers’ compensation laws, in response to the Newtown school shootings. Democratic Sprague …
New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo said this week his administration plans to introduce new legislation to continue to improve the workers’ compensation system and provide relief to thousands of businesses.The new proposals were included in the governor’s State of …
A former Prairieville, La., resident is accused of stealing more than $215,000 from workers’ compensation cases and a service firm that managed those cases for insurance companies. Assistant U.S. Attorney Cam T. Le said in a court filing that Cynthia …
