DENVER – Pinnacol Assurance, Colorado’s leading workers’ compensation insurer, announced today the recipients of the company’s fourth annual Circle of Safety Awards. This year a total of forty-five policyholders from across the state were recognized for their exceptional performance in safety, loss control, and financial and claims management… [Continue Reading]
Work Force & Human Resource News
NFIB and and EMPLOYERS Expand Workers’ Comp Program to Eight Additional States
RENO, Nev.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) today announced it has extended discounted workers’ compensation coverage benefits to its members in Colorado, Maryland, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Arkansas and New Mexico through EMPLOYERS®, “America’s small business insurance specialist”… [Continue Reading]
BWC “Grow Ohio” Program to Lower Workers’ Comp Rates for New Employers
COLUMBUS – The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Board of Directors has approved the creation of Grow Ohio, a program targeted toward job creation by lowering workers’ comp costs for employers new to Ohio. The program could reduce premiums by as much as…[Continue Reading]
Pinnacol Assurance Makes Donation to Advance Safety in the Workplace
DENVER – Pinnacol Assurance, a Colorado provider of workers’ compensation insurance, is demonstrating its commitment to keeping Colorado workers safe on the job by making a donation to the Colorado School of Public Health’s Mountain and Plains Education and Research Center… [Continue Reading]
WA L&I Offering Grants for Innovative Safety and Health Projects
TUMWATER – Have an innovative idea for training, equipment or some other way of improving workplace safety and health? There may be a grant waiting for you. The Department of Labor & Industries has announced a new round of grants available through the Safety and Health Investment Projects (SHIP) program. Applications are now being accepted with a deadline set for… [Continue Reading]
PA SWIF Provides Relief to Policyholders Affected by Recent Flooding
HARRISBURG, Pa. /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Department of Labor & Industry Secretary Julia Hearthway today announced relief measures for State Workers’ Insurance Fund policyholders affected by flooding caused by Tropical Storm Lee. “Helping employers rebuild is an important part of the state’s economic recovery…[Continue Reading]
CA Insurance Commissioner Announces Arrest of DMV Employee for Comp Fraud
Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones announced recently that Mia Rachel Brown, 26, was arrested by the California Department of Insurance (CDI), Fraud Division Detectives and Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Internal Affairs Investigators on three felony counts of Insurance Fraud. She was taken into custody at the Compton Office of the DMV. Brown was transported to…[Continue Reading]
Texas DWC Sets Workers’ Compensation Weekly Benefit Rates
AUSTIN, TX – In accordance with the Texas Labor Code (TLC) §408.047, the workers’ compensation state average weekly wage is equal to 88 percent of the average weekly wage in covered employment as computed each year by the Texas Workforce Commission under TLC §207.002(c). The workers’ compensation state average weekly wage for dates of injury from… [Continue Reading]
Accident Fund Launches New Online Workers’ Compensation Resource
LANSING, Mich. /PRNewswire/ — Accident Fund Insurance Company of America, a leading national workers’ compensation insurance company, announces the launch of a new online destination for workers’ compensation news and information to help businesses keep their employees safe and their work comp costs down… [Continue Reading]
Minnesota DLI Launches Workers’ Compensation Ombudsman Program
The Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) has established a new Office of Workers’ Compensation Ombudsman to provide advice and assistance to employees and small businesses. “Our goal is to help injured workers and small businesses who are having problems navigating the workers’ compensation system,” said Ken Peterson, DLI commissioner. “The ombudsman will… [Continue Reading]