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Trump Admin’s Labor Movements May not be Boon for Businesses
By Liz Carey Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – While many business analysts see the Trump administration as good for business, one expert says the administration’s policies may not be enough...
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Feds Investigate SUVs Possibly Linked to Police Hospitalizations Across the...
By Liz Carey Austin, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – A federal agency has stepped in to investigate whether or not modified SUVs are responsible for the carbon dioxide poisoning of police officers...
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Drug Formularies Getting More Attention as a Workers’ Comp Strategy
By Jim Thompson Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - Prescription drug formularies, which have a long history in health insurance but are relatively new in workers’ comp, are seeing a surge of...
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Workers’ Comp Case Involving Former AFL Player Heads to FL Supreme Court
By Phil Yacuboski Orlando, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A workers’ comp case involving a former player of the Arena Football League (AFL) will head to the Florida Supreme Court. Bryon Bishop is...
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Drug Co. to Pay IL Millions in Opioid Marketing Lawsuit
By Liz Carey Phoenix, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) – A drug company sued by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is preparing to pay up to $4.5 million to settle the suit, according to the company’s...
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Nonprofit Inks Agreement with Lyft for Transportation to Workers’ Comp...
By Liz Carey Trumbull, CT (WorkersCompensation.com) – A non-profit transportation company has said it has reached an agreement with Lyft to provide rides to people in their workers’ compensation...
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Groups Find Crimes Against Workers Across the Country
By Liz Carey Los Angeles, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – While a recent California lawsuit vs. a contractor charged with misclassifying employees indicates crimes against employees is a continuing...
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Tech in Workers’ Comp: Is It Helping, Hurting, or too Early to Tell?
By Phil Yacuboski Jacksonville, FL (Workerscompensation.com) – There is no doubt technology has changed the way we do just about everything and strides in the field of workers’ compensation are no...
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Most Workers’ Comp Insurers Recovering with the Economy, but Challenges Remain
By Jim Thompson Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - The ongoing economic recovery has been good for workers’ compensation insurance providers, but they face some long-term challenges, according to...
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NC: Employment Law Aims to Combat Worker Misclassification
By Liz Carey Raleigh, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) – Changes to North Carolina’s employee classification law won’t change the definition of “employee” or “independent contractor,” but may make it...
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WCIRB Releases 2017 State of the System Report
By Julius Young The WCIRB has now issued its 2017 report on the state of the California workers’ comp system. If you’re headed to a desert island and want to take along one resource for understanding...
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Violence in and out of the Workplace: ‘Putting Our Heads in the Sand is Not a...
By Dara Barney Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - Think back on all of your jobs. Not just the current one, but the one before that, and maybe the one in retail or food. Do you remember receiving...
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CA: Apio Settles Worker Lawsuit for $5.9M
By Liz Carey Guadalupe, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A food packaging company and its labor broker have agreed to pay nearly $6 million to settle a lawsuit brought by 100 current and former...
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National Study: Nearly a Fifth of all Hospitality Workers Involved in...
By Liz Carey Durham, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) – According to a recent study, nearly 20 percent of hospitality employees have substance abuse disorder, and the percentage is rising. According to...
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Workers’ Comp Law is a Factor in the IA Governor’s Race
By Jim Thompson Des Moines, IA (WorkersCompensation.com) - A crowded field of candidates is vying for governor in Iowa, and changes in the state’s workers’ compensation law are playing a role in the...
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Aging Workforce Means Higher Costs, Some Analysts Say
By Liz Carey Washington, D.C. (WorkersCompensation.com) – With more senior citizens staying in the workforce, companies face higher costs as the workforce ages. According to the Bureau of Labor...
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Officials Disagree on Volunteer Rescue Efforts in Houston, and Workers’ Comp...
By Liz Carey Houston, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – As thousands of Houston residents tried to escape the rising flood waters of Hurricane Harvey, federal and state officials had differing views on...
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Undocumented, and Unprotected? In ND, ‘It’s Not a Retaliatory Firing, That’s...
By Phil Yacuboski This is the second article in WorkersCompensation.com's “Undocumented, and Unprotected?” series, as our writers explore what is it like to be an undocumented worker in the U.S., and...
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NJ: Three Charged in Workers’ Comp Fraud, Part of $100M Money Laundering Scheme
By Liz Carey Cinnaminson, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) – Three Brazilian men have been arrested in New Jersey for what authorities say was a $100 million money laundering scheme. Following a...
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Workers’ Comp Rates to go Down in FL, According to NCCI
By Liz Carey Tallahassee, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Rates for workers’ compensation insurance will go down by 9.3 percent in Florida for 2018, according to a report issued today by the National...
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