Iowa won’t pursue criminal charges against a Texas company that’s accused of exploiting developmentally disabled workers at a turkey plant in eastern Iowa. According to the Des Moines Register, the Iowa Attorney General’s Office says the civil penalties that other …
The president of a Des Moines, Iowa, firm that provides companies with temporary employees has pleaded guilty to a scheme to reduce the cost of his workers compensation insurance. Under a plea agreement reached with prosecutors, DES Staffing President Dinesh …
A major overhaul of the workers’ compensation system in Washington is already helping keep costs down for businesses, state officials said Tuesday while disclosing a major rate increase isn’t needed to keep finances stable. The Department of Labor & Industries …
The Internal Revenue Service is offering a break to employers who come clean about wrongly classifying workers as independent contractors to avoid paying federal payroll taxes, the agency announced this week. What happens when workers are considered independent contractors? Employers …
The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) announced the following disciplinary actions that became final for August 2011. Cherokee Insurance Company of Warren, Mich. Order Number: DWC-11-0078 Date of Order: 8/18/2011 Order Final In: August Action Taken: …
Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced a new workers’ compensation safety group: Texas Alliance of Energy Producers (TAEP). The group is open to qualifying businesses in the oil and gas production industry. Members of the TAEP safety group have access to …
The Texas Department of Insurance – Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that the maximum weekly benefit rates for workers’ compensation income benefits is set at $787 and the minimum weekly benefit rate is set at $118 for the period of …
Louisiana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell sharply to 7.2 percent in August from the July rate of 7.6 percent, and private sector employers added 40,000 jobs over the year, according to figures reported by the Louisiana Workforce Commission. This is …
The state’s insurance commissioner says the workers’ compensation insurance rates for Oklahoma businesses are expected to drop in 2012. Commissioner John Doak says the insurance department has approved a filing by the National Council on Compensation Insurance for a decrease …
An average 9.1 percent increase in New York State’s workers compensation loss costs is scheduled to go into effect Oct. 1. The planned change was previously approved by the New York State Insurance Department in mid-July. Back in May, the …
