ambridge, MA (PRWEB) – The National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) recently invited two senior researchers from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) to become members – Deputy Director and Counsel, Ramona Tanabe, and Senior Analyst, Carol Telles. “At a time… [Continue Reading]
Workers' Compensation
San Bernadino DA Partners with CSLB to Combat Work Comp Fraud
SAN BERNARDINO, California – The San Bernardino County DA’s Office Workers’ Compensation Fraud Prosecution Unit has partnered with the California Contractors State License Board’s (CSLB) Statewide Investigative Fraud Team (SWIFT) to assure those engaged in home improvement and construction activity have the proper workers… [Continue Reading]
NC Industrial Commission to Make Electronic Document Filing Mandatory
North Carolina – On October 31, 2011, the Industrial Commission implemented an Electronic Document and Fee Portal [EDFP] which allows users to simultaneously upload and electronically pay for the submission of Compromise Settlement Agreements and Forms 21, 24, 26 and 26A. This filing process will become MANDATORY in… [Continue Reading]
MD WCC Welcomes New Commissioner
Maryland – The Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission recently announced the appointment of Delia Turano Schadt. A native of Cumberland, Maryland, she graduated from James Madison University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science in 1989. She began her legal career practicing workers’ compensation… [Continue Reading]
Florida Workers’ Comp Insurer Ordered Into Liquidation
Florida – Earlier this month, Southern Eagle Insurance Company (“SEIC”), already in receivership, was ordered liquidated by the Second Judicial Circuit Court in Leon County, Florida. The Florida Department of Financial Services is the court appointed Receiver of SEIC. The company was previously ordered… [Continue Reading]
Ohio Fraudsters Get Sentences Worth over $200k
COLUMBUS – Two Geauga County men have been sentenced after they were convicted of fraud for working while collecting workers’ compensation benefits. Kenneth McElroy was self-employed performing equipment repair and snow plowing services and owes $80,000 to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation… [Continue Reading]
SC WCC Posts 2012 Maximum Weekly Compensation Rate
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]
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]
Missouri Employers Mutual Names Owen CEO, Heeter Board Chair
Columbia, MO — The Board of Directors of Missouri Employers Mutual today announced several key actions regarding the leadership and direction of the independent public corporation. Those actions include: The promotion of Interim MEM President and CEO Jim Owen to President and CEO; The election of Judy Heeter as Chair of… [Continue Reading]
2012 State Report Cards Released by Work Loss Data Institute
ENCINITAS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Work Loss Data Institute (WLDI) announces the release of its 2012 State Report Cards for Workers’ Comp, now with 10 years of data, which is used to track trends and give states a grade and tier ranking based on their performance from 2000-2009. Forty-three states are covered… [Continue Reading]