by Kelia Scott | Dec 18, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
The California Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) released their quarterly experience report and it suggests that decreases in written premium may have escalated in 2019. Written premium for 2018 is 4 percent below the premium for 2017, and 6...
by Kelia Scott | Dec 17, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Kittrich Corp., operating as Avenger Products LLC, for exposing their employees to amputation, fire, and electrical hazards at their Gainesville, GA facility. The...
by Kelia Scott | Dec 17, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
Industries like construction and manufacturing are known for being risky and injury-prone. New data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that another industry has moved above manufacturing on the list of most dangerous jobs. The rate of nonfatal workplace illness...
by Kelia Scott | Dec 17, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
A worker who lost part of her hand in a workplace injury was found to be eligible for more compensation than she originally received under an Indiana statute, said a three-judge panel of the Indiana Court of Appeals. Ms. Senter worked for Foremost Fabricators and on...
by Kelia Scott | Dec 17, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
An Arkansas appellate court held that the injuries sustained by a worker in a car accident on the way to the airport for work are not compensable because there was alcohol in his blood. Jason Papageorge filed a workers’ comp claim against his employer, Tyson Shared...
