Workers' Compensation News
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Kinetics Ranked With Safest U.S. Companies
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10/24/2005
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State: CA | Segment: Safety | 0
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Pharmaceutical industry supplier Kinetic Systems made the list of safest companies in America in this month's issue of Occupational Hazards
magazine.
The journal selects 12 of the safest companies each year, and California-based Kinetics joins a list that includes Delta Airlines, Frito-L...Read More
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Kansas DOI Running Seagull Software
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10/19/2005
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State: CA | Segment: Business | 0
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Seagull Software, a provider of software products for connecting legacy applications to
service-oriented architectures, announced Tuesday that the Kansas
Insurance Department has opened a new Web portal that relies on Seagull
Software's LegaSuite to provide integration to internal systems that ru...Read More
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Ky. Gov Floats His Jockey Coverage Plan
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10/17/2005
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State: KY | Segment: Politics | 0
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The plan to provide workers' compensation coverage to Thoroughbred riders in Kentucky's racing industry is out of the barn and headed to the starting gate.
Bill Emrick, who oversees Kentucky's Office of Workers' Claims, last week briefed a legislative panel about the workers' comp proposal...Read More
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Kansas Foundry Fined After Re-inspection
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10/14/2005
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State: MO | Segment: Safety | 0
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A repeat visit by federal inspectors to the Acme Foundry in Coffeyville, Kan., turned up 37 alleged violations that carry a proposed fine of $113,000.
The inspection was part of OSHA's "Site Specific Targeting" plan that identifies workplaces with high injury and illness rates.
Ac...Read More
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Ky. and Neb. Join NCCI Proof of Coverage System
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10/10/2005
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State: NA | Segment: Regulatory | 0
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NCCI announced that it will soon begin offering proof of coverage information for Nebraska and Kentucky, using the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC) Electronic Data Interchange format.
With the addition of these two states, NCCI's proof of c...Read More
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Kentucky Amending Pneumoconiosis Claims Process
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10/05/2005
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State: KY | Segment: Regulatory | 0
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The Kentucky Office of Workers' Claims has filed an emergency amendment to the regulation that establishes procedure for adjustment of coal workers' pneumoconiosis claims.
The agency said it is proposing amendments to 803 KAR 25:009 in response to the ruling by the Kentucky Supreme Court in...Read More
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Ky. City Council Member Admits Double Dipping
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10/05/2005
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State: KY | Segment: Fraud | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A city councilman in Kentucky will be sentenced in December after pleading guilty to making false statements, committing wire fraud and using a counterfeit seal of the United States Department of Labor in connection with a federal workers' compensation claim, according to the U.S. District Attorney ...Read More
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Katrina May Cost AWAC its A+ Rating from Best
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10/03/2005
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State: NA | Segment: Business | 0
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A.M. Best Co. announced Friday it has placed the financial strength rating of A+ (Superior) of Allied World Assurance Company Ltd. and its reinsured operating subsidiaries under review with negative implications.
The rating action follows A.M. Best's assessment of Hurricane Katrina losse...Read More
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Kaiser Permanente Reaches Pact with 29 Unions
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09/30/2005
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State: CA | Segment: Medicine | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Kaiser Permanente and the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions Thursday announced a new five-year agreement that covers 82,000 employees, 29 local unions, and more than 400 facilities in eight states and the District of Columbia.
The new five-year agreement provides an annual average 4.5% ...Read More
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Ky. Councilman Admits $100K Comp Theft
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09/29/2005
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State: KY | Segment: Fraud | 0
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A city councilman in Central City, Ky., pleaded guilty to a $100,000 workers' compensation fraud in a plea deal that could spare him a 40-year sentence for a handful of federal crimes.
The Associated Press reported this week that
Danny W. Miller pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Cour...Read More
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