Workers' Compensation News
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Recycling Company Fined $337,903 Following Fatality
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08/09/2022
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State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited a Nebraska waste disposal company $337,903 for 18 violations following an investigation of a fatal accident in February.
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Report: Softball Coach Pleads Guilty to Fraud
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08/02/2022
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State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical
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A former postal worker pleaded guilty to failing to disclose his employment as a softball coach while receiving workers’ compensation benefits, according to a report by the ...Read More
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Report: Final Tab for Firing Godfrey Nearly $3.2 Million
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08/01/2022
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State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer
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The state of Iowa spent almost $3.2 million defending former Gov. Terry Branstad for actions he took to force Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Chris Godfrey out of office, according to a report by ...Read More
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Rates to Drop 8.47% in October
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07/28/2022
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State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development reported employers in the state will pay an average of 8.47% less for workers’ compensation coverage, starting Oct. 1.
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Report: Unsealed Records Allege Pritzker Oversaw Fraudulent Comp Payments
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07/25/2022
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State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker oversaw an allegedly fraudulent workers’ compensation case filed by a former campaign worker who claimed she worked in the governor’s office after the state agency that actually employed her denied the claim, according to a report by the nonprofit ...Read More
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Reissued Check Constitutes 'Final' Payment of Benefits
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07/19/2022
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State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A divided North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that an insurance carrier’s reissued check that a worker lost constituted its last payment of benefits for purposes of triggering the period for him to request additional compensation.
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Report: Advisory Panel Balks at Proposed Changes to Comp Laws
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07/15/2022
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State: SD | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A South Dakota advisory panel gave itself more time to consider a proposal to require that nurse case managers copy injured workers or their attorneys in communications with medical providers and rejected a proposal to extend the time workers have to report injuries, according to a report by the ...Read More
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