workers’s compensation News

Texas Workers’ Comp Study: 40% of Claimants Have Previous Work Injuries

There are about 200,000 new claims in each year in the Texas workers’ compensation system, representing about 2 percent of covered Texas employees. About 40 percent of those new claims involve claimants who have had at least one previous work …

California Report Shows Lower Bay Area Workers’ Comp Claims Costs

A report out today shows that San Francisco Bay Area residents account for 17.5 percent of California job injury claims but only 15. percent of claim costs. The report by the California Workers’ Compensation Institute points to several reasons for …

Rail Car Services Cited for Safety, Health Violations in Kansas City

Rail Car Services LLC has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 11 safety and health violations, including eight repeat, at its Kansas City rail car refurbishing facility. OSHA has proposed penalties of …