Industry Insights
| Record Number of Grain Bin Fatalities in 2010 | 02/21/2011 | ||
| By: Julie Ferguson | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Julie FergusonLynch Ryan & AssociatesA Purdue University report revealed that 2010 was the deadliest year in decades for grain bin fatalities. According to a Bloomberg story by Michael J. Crumb, the report indicated there were "51 grain bin accidents last year, up from 38 in...Read More | |||
| Rock, Paper and Scissors in Ill. Workers' Comp | 12/27/2010 | ||
| By: Eugene Keefe | |||
| State: IL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Eugene KeefeKeefe Campbell & AssociatesHere are some of the many issues flying around in the news:First, we always remember the age-old game of Rock, Paper & Scissors in watching what the Illinois House and Senate have been doing in the month or so of legisla...Read More | |||
| Rick Scott to Cut Fla. Workers' Comp Rates by 35%! | 12/03/2010 | ||
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: FL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Joe PadudaCompPharma and Health Strategy AssociatesWorkCompCentral's Mike Whiteley has the scoop [subscription required] of the month; he reported this morning Gov.-Elect Rick Scott of Florida has renewed his promise to cut employers' work comp costs by 35% ....Read More | |||
| Rick Scott's Win in Fla.: Bad News for Workers' Comp | 11/10/2010 | ||
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: FL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Joe PadudaCompPharma, Health Strategy AssociatesThe next governor of Florida will be Rick Scott. Democratic candidate, and current state Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink just conceded defeat, and her loss bodes ill for Florida's workers' comp insurers and employers....Read More | |||
| Rebirth of Positional Risk? You Make the Call | 11/09/2010 | ||
| State: OK | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Tom LeonardWhile making a run a truck driver violently gags on a piece of breakfast sausage and ruptures a cervical disc. Compensable? Arising out of employment? Yes for injuries occurring prior to 1986; no for injuries occurring from 1986 to July 1, 2005; for later injuries, what do ...Read More | |||
| Return-to-Work Process Helps Employees Return to Normalcy Faster | 11/02/2010 | ||
| By: Jerry LeCompte | |||
| State: TX | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Jerry LeCompteTexas Mutual Insurance Co.Unfortunately, many companies have workplace accidents at some point that may require an employee to be away from work, whether for a few days or a few months. According to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, in ...Read More | |||
| Regs Need More Work | 10/15/2010 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Julius YoungBoxer & GersonThe Schwarzenegger administration is beginning to wind down, but the folks over at the Division of Workers' Compensation must be plenty busy.Consider their project list....Revise schedule for payment of doctors, the RBVS.....revise t...Read More | |||
| Regulation, Legislation, and Unintended Consequences | 06/28/2010 | ||
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Joe PadudaHealth Strategy AssociatesI attended a meeting of worker' comp insurance execs in Washington, D.C. yesterday that addressed, among other topics, the dynamic situation in Texas, fee schedules for drugs, pending federal legislation and the potential impact on comp, a...Read More | |||
| Response to Proposed Regulation on Benefit Notice Regulations | 03/17/2010 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| Editors note: This column is a reprint of a public comment to the Division of Workers' Compensation's proposed benefit-notice regulations.By Dennis KnottsI think that it is important to start with a basic understanding of the relationship between Labor Co...Read More | |||
| Review of Illinois Workers' Compensation | 01/28/2010 | ||
| State: IL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Michael RusinAround SpringfieldThis is an election year in Illinois. We elect our state’s governor in non-Presidential election years. This year the run for governor is a wide-open event. The current governor is Pat Quinn.Quinn served as the lieute...Read More | |||
