Louisiana’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment reached the highest mark in the state’s history in March, the Louisiana Workforce Commission has reported. A survey of employers by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates Louisiana’s nonfarm employment at 1,952,100, increasing in …
California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund is cancelling plans to lay off hundreds of workers, the Sacramento Bee is reporting. State Fund President and CEO Tom Rowe issued a message to staff that stated 1,300 workers have left since the state’s …
Oklahoma companies would be allowed to opt out of the state’s traditional workers’ compensation system and instead self-insure or have alternative coverage under new guidelines outlined in a bill approved on April 18 in the state Senate. Groups representing big …
Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman has approved a bill that will let the dependents of workers killed on the job collect a larger payout for burial expenses. LB 378 by Grand Island Sen. Mike Gloor will increase the workers’ compensation benefit …
Pauline Bareno joined of Calabasas, Calif.-based surplus lines broker Maverick Commercial Insurance Services as senior vice president. Bareno has more than 30 years of property/casualty insurance experience, including an underwriting and marketing background. Her experience includes insurance companies, retail and …
Governor Mary Fallin has submitted four nominees for the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Court: Margaret Bomhoff, Michael McGivern, Brad Taylor, and Carla Snipes. These are the first nominees submitted by Fallin for the Workers’ Compensation Court. Fallin said the nominees collectively …
A workers’ compensation overhaul bill that Republicans say brings Maine’s law into line with other states has won initial House passage. Representatives voted 75-71 last Thursday along party lines, with majority Republicans saying the bill makes reforms in a program …
California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund released its annual report on Thursday showing just over $1 billion dollars in net premiums earned, a drop from 2010’s figures. State Fund reported adjusted actual net premiums earned of $1.002 billion for the year. …
In the wake of the Florida Legislature’s failure to cut physician reimbursements for prescribing repackaged drugs to workers’ compensation patients, a national group of state legislators is looking to create a model act that states could use to address the …
Los Angeles City firefighter Raphael “Noodle” Davis was arrested for allegedly filing false workers’ compensation insurance claims, the Los Angeles Times is reporting. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office ordered the arrest on Tuesday of Davis, 35, a mixed …
