Workers' Compensation News
Rules on Judicial Complaints, Medical Bills and Hearing Venue Adopted | 01/05/2016 | ||
State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Louisiana Workers' Compensation Administration has adopted rules establishing a time limit for paying uncontested medical bills, determining the proper venue for hearings and creating a procedure for submitting complaints about judicial conduct. ...Read More | |||
Robinson & Cole Elects New Partners | 01/04/2016 | ||
State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
An employment law attorney was among four promoted to partner at Robinson & Cole LLP. ...Read More | |||
Rating Bureau Files Proposed Increase, Concerns Over Higher Risk Pool Numbers | 12/28/2015 | ||
By: John Breslin (Eastern Bureau Chief) | |||
State: MA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Massachusetts Workers' Compensation Rate and Inspection Bureau is recommending a 6.4% increase in average premium rates, effective from July 1, 2016. ...Read More | |||
Roofing Contractor Cited for Failing to Provide Fall Protection | 12/28/2015 | ||
State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A roofing company faces fines totaling close to $75,000 after safety inspectors observed workers on a roof without fall protection. WKL Roofing was is...Read More | |||
Report: Trucking Co. Ordered to Pay Millions for Misclassifying Drivers | 12/24/2015 | ||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A Southern California port trucking firm was ordered to pay about $7 million in back pay to 37 drivers the Labor Commissioner’s Office determined were improperly classified as independent contractors rather than employees, ...Read More | |||
Retail Group of New York Announces WC Dividends | 12/24/2015 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Friedlander Group Inc., group manager for Retail Group of New York Workers’ Compensation Safety Group #544, paid a 35% dividend to members with policies effective during the 12 months ending March 1, 2015. ...Read More | |||
Repeated Safety Citations put Roofing Contractor in "Severe Violator" Program | 12/24/2015 | ||
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A Toledo, Ohio roofing contractor has been placed in a Severe Violator Enforcement Program after the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration found that the company failed to protect workers from falls on multiple occasions. ...Read More | |||
Roofing Company Fined $91K for Fall Hazards | 12/21/2015 | ||
State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A roofing contractor faces proposed fines of $91,000 after a federal safety inspector allegedly spotted three of the company’s employees working on a ro...Read More | |||
Report: Surgeons Should Better Manage Knee-Replacement Expectations | 12/17/2015 | ||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Nearly one-fifth of patients who have had a total knee replacement are unhappy with the results, even though their doctors regard the surgery as a success...Read More | |||
Report: Pinnacol Seeking Approval to Expand to Other States | 12/15/2015 | ||
State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Pinnacol Assurance next year will ask Colorado lawmakers for permission to sell workers' compensation coverage in other states, ...Read More | |||