Iowa’s top insurance regulator has approved a rate filing that increases workers’ compensation premium rates in that state beginning Jan. 1, 2013. Iowa Insurance Commissioner Susan Voss on Nov. 6 issued an order approving an Aug. 9 rate filing submitted …
The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board announced this week the “eClaims,” the electronic reporting of workers’ injuries, is on schedule for a 2013 implementation. The Board said it released the implementation requirements, supporting documentation and schedule for eClaims — …
Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Administrator/CEO Steve Buehrer has appointed Sarah Morrison as chief legal counsel. Morrison will be a member of BWC’s executive staff responsible for coordinating all legal activities for BWC, providing legal advice and assistance, and …
The average cost of a workers’ compensation claim in Texas declined recently, following several years of growth, according to a new study, Monitoring the Impact of Reforms and Recession in Texas: CompScope 13th Edition, by the Workers Compensation Research Institute …
A University of Kentucky professor has received a $1.4 million grant to conduct a multiyear study of health and safety practices of the Thoroughbred industry, which employs more than 10,000 people across Kentucky. Jennifer Swanberg, a professor of social work …
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Board of Directors has approved a proposed reduction in average rates for public employer taxing districts by 5 percent. This marks the fourth consecutive year in which public employer rates have been reduced by …
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Williams Brothers Construction Co. Inc. with one repeat and one serious violation at a work site on Loop 610 in Houston, Texas. Proposed penalties total $45,500. An Aug. …
Employment in Louisiana increased by a modest 0.8 percent in 2011 compared with 2010, but wages grew by 3 percent during the same period, according to data released by the Louisiana Workforce Commission. The data covers employment and total wages …
A West Texas jury has awarded $11 million to a man who was injured by a pipe casing that fell from an oilfield elevator. The verdict in favor of Eliazar Trevino Jr. was announced Oct. 22 after a week-long civil …
Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas Leonardi announced a 30-day public comment period on the National Council On Compensation Insurance (NCCI) voluntary loss cost and assigned risk rate filing. NCCI is proposing that the insurance department approve a +7.1 percent change to …
