North Carolina legislators have taken final action on a limited package of workers’ compensation reforms (H. 99), assigning the more contentious and costly issues to an interim legislative study committee, according to the American Insurance Association. “Political realities required legislators …
The South Carolina Second Injury Fund for workers’ compensation has approved a record-breaking 98 percent annual increase in the Fund’s 2005 assessment charged to employers, another indication that repeal of the fund is long overdue, according to the American Insurance …
A Kentucky company that supplies temporary workers for underground coal mines has pleaded guilty in Letcher Circuit Court to a felony count of insurance fraud. Boone Mountain Services Inc., of Jackhorn, Ky. was charged with making false and misleading statements …
As students savor the last precious days of summer vacation, parents are out making the final run for school supplies. So, parents, take note – when back to school shopping this year there is one essential item that reportedly requires …
Pennsylvania’s Department of Labor & Industry’s (L&I) Bureau of Workers’ Compensation compliance unit announced the prosecution of four employers for reportedly failing to maintain workers’ compensation coverage on employees. Section 305 of the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act specifies that an …
Five Florida physicians received the 2005 Florida CHOICE Awards for Workers’ Compensation, an honor granted to physicians who demonstrate excellence in treating injured employees. Former Secretary of Health and Human services and President of the University of Miami, Donna E. …
Weyerhaeuser and the company’s pulp and paper employees at Longview were recognized by the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) recently for achieving excellence in workplace safety and health. The honor is the state’s highest recognition for comprehensive …
The American Insurance Association (AIA) is urging Colorado legislators to consider several viable non-auto insurance options for providing additional funding for trauma care, as needed, to address the shortfalls that arise for reasons having nothing to do with auto insurance. …
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized the use of federal funds to help Nevada fight the Vor-McCarty fire burning near Elko, in the northeastern part of the state. Michael Brown, under secretary of …
A major relocation of households, structures and a road in the Town of Gilboa, New York is credited with avoiding subsequent flood damages, even during the early-April storms this year that led to Schoharie County’s inclusion in a federal disaster …