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Idaho’s Workers’ Compensation Rates Decreasing 11.5% For 2023
Idaho’s Workers’ Compensation Rates Decreasing 11.5% For 2023

Boise,ID(WorkersCompensation.com) – The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) recently submitted their annual rate recommendation to the Department of Insurance for review. NCCI’s recommendation is based on claims volume, claims utilization, workforce, and wages, as […]
Ohio Contractor Continues to Defy Federal Fall Protection Safety Rules, Cited For Egregious Willful Violations, Faces $1M In Fines After Workplace Inspection
Ohio Contractor Continues to Defy Federal Fall Protection Safety Rules, Cited For Egregious Willful Violations, Faces $1M In Fines After Workplace Inspection

Wheeling,WV (WorkersCompensation.com) – A Millersburg, Ohio, contractor with a long history of disregarding workplace safety standards now faces more than $1 million in penalties after an inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety […]
WCRI: Medical Payments Decreased in Half the Study States in 2020, Due to COVID-19
WCRI: Medical Payments Decreased in Half the Study States in 2020, Due to COVID-19

Cambridge,MA(WorkersCompensation.com) ― Medical payments per claim decreased more than 3 percent in half the 18 study states for 2020 injuries with experience through March 2021, according to a new set of studies by the Workers […]
Burgum Appoints Art Thompson As Director of North Dakota Workforce Safety & Insurance
Burgum Appoints Art Thompson As Director of North Dakota Workforce Safety & Insurance

Bismarck,ND (WorkersCompensation.com)  – Gov. Doug Burgum has appointed Art Thompson as director of North Dakota Workforce Safety & Insurance (WSI), effective Nov. 1, citing his leadership experience and background as both a team member and customer […]
US Department of Labor Finds Pennslyvania Manufacturer Prioritized Safety,Health At One Facility, While Hazards At New Jersey Site Led To 21 Violations
US Department of Labor Finds Pennslyvania Manufacturer Prioritized Safety,Health At One Facility, While Hazards At New Jersey Site Led To 21 Violations

Millville,NJ – A Pennsylvania-based metal coatings company that enacted a comprehensive safety and health program to protect workers at its corporate headquarters failed to do the same for employees at a manufacturing facility it opened in […]
WCAB Panel Rejects Provisions of Unapproved 3rd Party Settlement
WCAB Panel Rejects Provisions of Unapproved 3rd Party Settlement

Los Angeles,CA( WorkCompAcademy) - Miguel Pena suffered severe industrial injuries while working for Aqua Systems on October 5, 2015, in an automobile accident involving Larry Hahn and Specialty Construction, Inc. Pena filed both an Application for Adjudication of Claim, […]
US Department of Labor Cites Missouri Contractor In Fatal Dudley Trench Collapse
US Department of Labor Cites Missouri Contractor In Fatal Dudley Trench Collapse

Dudley,MO(WorkersCompensation.com) ‒ A federal workplace safety investigation alleges that a Dexter construction contractor might have prevented a pipelayer’s fatal injuries in a trench collapse on April 8, 2022, if the company had used trench safety […]
Highlights of New Worker's Compensation and Employment Law
Highlights of New Worker's Compensation and Employment Law

San Bernardino,CA(WorkCompAcademy) - With hours left to either sign or veto a stack of bills before they automatically become law on the last day of September, Governor Gavin Newsom plowed through more than 150 bills that were […]