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News and analysis about the legislative, legal and insurance market issues that affect workers compensation managers, as well as strategies for reducing comp claims and costs, promoting workplace safety and returning injured employees to work.
Fatigue risk management can improve workplace safetyELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill.—Implementing a comprehensive fatigue risk management system could improve workplace safety and efficiency, according to a new guidance paper released by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
AUSTIN, Texas—A temporary employee who died on the job can't be excluded from an employer's workers compensation policy, the Texas Supreme Court said in a ruling that reversed a $2.7 million liability judgment for the worker's family.
COLUMBIA, S.C.—NCCI Holdings Inc. is seeking a 7.3% loss-cost increase in South Carolina’s workers compensation rates, the state’s Workers' Compensation Commission said.
'Going and coming rule' makes worker's car accident injuries noncompensable: Court ANNAPOLIS, Md.—A court bailiff who went home during his shift to change his tie cannot receive workers compensation for a car crash that happened as he returned to work, a Maryland appellate court has ruled.
There's breaking news in the ongoing criminal investigation into the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster that killed 29 miners in 2010. The Charleston Gazette's Ken Ward Jr. reports that a mining manager has been charged with conspiracy. supervisor…
Here is a good read on where California’s workers compensation system is today, how it got here, and where it might go in the future given some benefit and financial pressures. The path, however, is lined with divergent interest groups.
NCCI Holding Inc.'s latest quarterly "Guaging the Economy" newsletter discusses the impact of slower employment growth on claims frequency and exposure.
rceniceros Kansas bill gives businesses more sway appointing workers compensation judges http://t.co/ilqfQFXF via @kansasdotcom
rceniceros http://t.co/cTOR2TW2 -- Virginia shipyard workers could see workers' comp limited to federal system
rceniceros Co-worker shooting at L.A. federal building reportedly started with disciplinary matter - San Jose Mercury News http://t.co/BIgACHtD
rceniceros Marijuana-smoking motorists twice as likely to crash cars : http://t.co/BbkCLTAE
rceniceros Catterpillar passes on Illinois for new plant, but is it about the state's #workerscomp costs? http://t.co/KObl5HcA
As the workforce becomes increasingly mobile, the risk landscape for employers is transforming, with workers comp, employment practices liability and cyber exposures moving out of the traditional workplace and into workers' homes, cars and even public places. This white paper examines the risks associated with telework and offers practical advice on how risk managers can get them under control and shield their organizations from liability.
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