South Carolina – At the Business Meeting on December 19, 2011, the Commission approved the maximum weekly compensation rate at $725.47 for injuries arising on and after January 1, 2012. The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce certified the average weekly wage July 1, 2010… [Continue Reading]
Work Force & Human Resource News
Michigan Workers’ Comp Agency Posts 2012 Maximum Rate and Weekly Benefit Tables
Michigan – The Bureau of Labor Market Information & Strategic Initiatives has reported the state average weekly wage as of June 30, 2011 to be $860.34. In accordance with Section 418.355(2) of the Workers’ Disability Compensation Act, the 2012 maximum weekly benefit based on 90% of… [Continue Reading]
Ohio BWC Awards Over $207k in November to Support Workplace Safety
COLUMBUS – The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) awarded 10 businesses safety intervention grants totaling more than $207,000 during November to make Ohio workplaces safer. BWC designed the Safety Intervention Grant Program to assist Ohio employers in reducing illness and injuries, and create… [Continue Reading]
Texas Mutual Pays Combined $690K to Four Safety Groups
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced today that four workers’ compensation safety groups have earned a combined $690,036 in dividends: Texas Recreation Group, $278,353; Texas Construction Supply, $200,752; Texas Green Industry, $133,453; AgriComp…. [Continue Reading]
Ohio Attorney General Praises Medical Board’s Revocation of Doc’s License
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine praised today’s vote by the Ohio State Medical Board to permanently revoke the medical license of James E. Lundeen Sr. The board’s vote follows the recommendation of a hearing examiner who found last month that Lundeen was overprescribing medication to patients… [Continue Reading]
Mississippi WCC Releases Maximum Benefit Increase
The Mississippi Department of Employment Security has provided this office with the latest State average weeklywage figure which, according to the Workers’Compensation Act, is to be used in determining maximum limitations on compensation for disability and death claims. The State-wide average weekly wage figure for… [Continue Reading]
NFIB, Texas Mutual Partnership Pays $819K Dividend
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced today an $819,218 dividend to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) safety group for manufacturers. The dividend was based largely on the group’s overall loss ratio. Bob Barnes, chair of Texas Mutual’s board of directors, and Ron Wright, Texas Mutual… [Continue Reading]
TDI-DWC Reports 4th Year Decrease in Work-Related Injuries, Illnesses in 2010
AUSTIN, TX – Private industry employers in Texas reported a 5.8 percent decrease in nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work during 2010 for a total of 56,720. The annual Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses revealed that there were 79.5 injuries and illnesses per… [Continue Reading]
EMPLOYERS Announces Immediate 5% Workers’ Comp Discount for FL Small Biz
RENO, Nev.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has approved EMPLOYERS’ request to provide qualified Florida small businesses with an instant 5 percent discount on workers’ compensation policies in EMPLOYERS’ instant online quoting classes beginning January 1. Just in time for 2012 policy… [Continue Reading]
No Change in California Workers’ Comp Medical Mileage Rate For 2012
California – The mileage rate that workers’ comp claims administrators pay injured workers for travel related to medical treatment or evaluation of their injuries will remain at 55.5¢ per mile for travel on or after January 1, 2012, regardless of the date of injury. California Labor Code §4600 (e)(2), in conjunction with Government Code… [Continue Reading]