The Public Entity Risk Institute (PERI), a nonprofit risk management training and educational organization, reported the publication of a new resource for professionals responsible for disaster recovery. Holistic Disaster Recovery: Ideas for Building Local Sustainability after a Natural Disaster, features …
The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) testified against a bill (A-1003) in New Jersey this week that would permit chiropractors to seek reimbursement for services at the same rate as applied to licensed physicians and surgeons. The legislation …
Rulebook Supplement 2006-01 containing Return-to-Work rules adopted by the Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation on Feb. 2, 2006, is available online from the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), Division of Workers’ Compensation. The supplement can be printed from the TDI Web …
Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Albert Betts recently approved the reapplications for Certificates of Authority to Self-Insure covering a one-year period for 11 private employers. Texas law allows certain large, private employers to self-insure for their workers’ compensation liabilities, while …
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved $833,740.95 for the Dauphin Island Water and Sewer Authority to restore the water system servicing parts of the west end of Dauphin Island, Alabama. The grant was …
Owners of dangerous dogs in Oklahoma could soon face much harsher penalties if their animals attack another person if a measure passed in the House Health and Human Services Committee makes it through the full legislative process. House Bill 2813, …
Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) has added Crawford Healthcare Management Inc. to its vendor list of Labour Market Re-Entry (LMR) service providers in eight Ontario cities. This appointment follows a RFP and interviewing process that commenced in late …
Oklahoma Senate Republicans are playing hardball, claiming in a news release that trial lawyers won an early victory in the legislative lawsuit reform battle with the help of Democrat “allies” in the state Senate. The Republicans said by failing to …
The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the U.S. Postal Service can be sued by a woman who tripped over mail left on her porch. The 7-1 decision revived a woman’s claim that she was entitled to damages after suffering wrist …
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (OHSEP) are closing four Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) in Bogalusa (2/23), Reserve (2/24), Grand Lake (2/27), and Covington (3/1). …