A Rhode Island judge is questioning why the owners of a nightclub where 100 people died in a fire in 2003 still haven’t paid a $1 million penalty for failing to carry workers’ compensation insurance. The Providence Journal reports that …
A sharply divided Montana Supreme Court has ruled that forcing a Hutterite religious colony to pay workers’ compensation insurance for jobs outside the commune is not an unconstitutional intrusion into religion. The 4-3 decision upholds a 2009 law requiring religious …
Legislators say they don’t expect any obstacles when they consider a bill allowing workers to make sure their employers carry workers’ compensation insurance on them. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported officials from three interested groups agreed to undo …
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) announced a new online tool that makes it easier for employers to navigate and manage the details of their workers’ compensation insurance policy. My Policy Page at ohiobwc.com allows most employers to view …
AMERISAFE, Inc., a specialty writer of high hazard workers’ compensation insurance, appointed Jared A. Morris to serve as lead independent director. Morris will also continue to serve as the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Among his key …
Workers’ compensation insurance provider, Texas Mutual Insurance Co., has hired Timothy Osmond as claims manager in Dallas. Osmond will be responsible for management of a staff of 36 claims professionals in Texas Mutual’s Dallas regional office. In the role, he …
Gov. Beverly Perdue said Tuesday that the state will fix problems that have led to injured workers lacking coverage to make up for lost wages and provide other benefits because North Carolina companies aren’t purchasing workers’ compensation insurance. Perdue said …
Taxation, workers’ compensation insurance and health care coverage top the State Chamber of Oklahoma’s agenda for the 2012 legislative session that kicks off on Feb. 6. The State Chamber’s business agenda for the Oklahoma Legislature was released on Monday. The …
The state’s annual report on workers’ compensation insurance says Florida’s market is “competitive,” and its availability is not a significant problem. The Office of Insurance Regulation issued the report Wednesday on the coverage employers buy for workers who are hurt …
New York State Department of Financial Services announced last week that 18 people in 13 New York counties have been arrested on workers’ comp fraud charges. These arrests were the result of joint investigations led by the Department of Financial …