A group of Filipino guest workers who allege in a lawsuit that their Louisiana-based employers subjected them to inhumane working and living conditions claim company officials have threatened some of them with deportation unless they drop the case. A federal …
The Assembly Insurance Committee unanimously approved closing a loophole in the law that allows double billing for surgical implants in California workers’ compensation cases. Senate Bill 959, authored by Ted Lieu, D-Torrance, would address the Medicare fee schedule adopted in …
A defense contractor that’s one of northern Wisconsin’s largest employers is struggling to recruit recent high school graduates for some of the region’s best-paying jobs. Marinette Marine Corp. says it is holding open 40 positions in its training program for …
A manufacturing facility in Texas has been fined $58,000 by federal regulators for exposing workers to safety hazards. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Progressive Inc. in Arlington with 15 safety violations for exposing …
Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas Leonardi announced Monday that the state has received just over $1 million in fines and penalties from American International Group Inc. as part of a multi-state settlement over allegations that the company under-reported its premiums of …
Hospital charges for the treatment of injured workers in North Carolina are growing quickly in the wake of regulatory changes meant to reduce outpatient costs, according to a study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). Regulations enacted in 2009 …
Many North Dakota medical providers who treat workplace injuries are having to wait for their bills to be paid. North Dakota’s workers’ compensation agency says problems with a new computer software system are causing a payment backlog. It was more …
The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission says the state reached an all-time high of more than 1.7 million persons employed in May. Commission officials say Oklahoma’s jobless rate fell to 4.8 percent from 5 percent in April. Statistics show 85,120 people …
Rancho Cordova, Calif.-based WIAA Insurance Services, the agency arm of the Western Insurance Agents Association (WIAA), has expanded its carrier portfolio with the State Compensation Insurance Fund, of California’s largest provider of workers’ compensation insurance. The appointment not only offers …
The Maryland Insurance Administration said Thursday that regulators collected $2,022,805 in penalties from American International Group as part of a multi-state settlement.The agreement was reached following allegations that AIG under-reported its workers compensation premiums for decades. In Maryland, premiums determine …
