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]
Work Force & Human Resource News
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]
Texas Mutual Rewards CompGroup AGC with $773K Dividend
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced a $772,782 dividend to the CompGroup AGC today. The workers’ compensation safety group dividend was based largely on the group’s overall loss ratio. CompGroup AGC members have shared in $15.5 million in Texas Mutual dividends since 2002. CompGroup AGC provides a competitively priced source… [Continue Reading]
Company Nurse Implements Interface to JDi Data for Sharing of Workers’ Comp Injury Info
SCOTTSDALE, AZ–(Marketwire) – In an effort to further streamline the workers’ compensation claims process and improve results, Company Nurse, the premier nurse hotline for workplace injuries, today announced that it has implemented an XML interface to JDi Data Corporation, a software provider for insurance claims… [Continue Reading]
SFN Group Report: Worker Confidence Declines for Third Consecutive Month
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The SFN Group Employee Confidence Index fell for the third consecutive month, declining 6.8 points to 41.0 in August. The Index, which measures workers’ confidence in their personal employment situation and optimism in the economic environment, revealed waning confidence among workers, specifically in regard to… [Continue Reading]
Secretary of Labor Releases Statement on August Employment Numbers
WASHINGTON — Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis issued the following statement on the August 2011 Employment Situation report released recently: “The private sector added 17,000 jobs in August, but those gains were offset by the loss of 17,000 government jobs. Total non-farm unemployment, therefore, was unchanged last month… [Continue Reading]