Senate-Approved Workers’ Comp Overhaul Rejected by Illinois House
A major overhaul of the state’s costly workers compensation system failed in the Illinois House on May 29, raising the possibility that lawmakers would push to entirely abolish a system that handles...
View ArticleOklahoma Governor Touts Tort, Work Comp Reforms to Chicago Businesses
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin said she is pitching her state’s business climate and work force in an attempt to lure some Illinois-based companies to the Sooner State. Fallin visited Chicago on July 21,...
View ArticleStudy: Recession Impacts California Workers’ Compensation
More people in California stayed on disability longer because a fewer “light duty” jobs are available in the down economy, authors of a study on worker’s compensation said. The impact of the recession...
View ArticleMissouri Republicans to Tackle Workers’ Compensation
Nearly two dozen years after Monroe Gunter retired from a long career at a Missouri power company, he was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer often caused by exposure to asbestos. Gunter sued his...
View ArticleDIR Gets Ball Rolling on California Workers’ Comp Reform
The Department of Industrial Relations on Friday announced its new regulations implementing provisions of California’s workers’ compensation reform law. The law, Senate Bill 863, will take effect in...
View ArticleOklahoma Agents Group on Workers’ Comp Reform: Wait-and-See
Workers’ compensation reform is certain to be an issue during the 2013 legislative session in Oklahoma and it is a major concern for the state’s independent insurance agents. The board of the...
View ArticleOklahoma Independent Agents Express Support for Work Comp Bill
Leadership at a statewide association of independent agents in Oklahoma has issued statements publicly supporting workers’ compensation system reform legislation. Dan Ramsey, president and CEO of the...
View ArticleOklahoma Workers’ Comp Reform Legislation Advances
Legislation that would reform Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation system has passed the House and Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak says that’s a good thing. Applauding the leadership of House...
View ArticleTrade Group Urges Indiana Governor to Sign Work Comp Bill
The Indiana General Assembly ended a very productive 2013 legislative session early in the morning on April 27 having passed workers’ compensation reform, legislation permitting the use of electronic...
View ArticleOklahoma Governor Signs Workers’ Compensation Overhaul
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin on May 6 signed a measure to overhaul the state’s workers’ compensation system, one that was backed by Republican lawmakers, the state’s top insurance regulator and insurance...
View ArticleBaker: California’s Workers’ Comp Reform Showing Signs of Progress
Ten months after “historic reforms” were made to California’s workers’ compensation system there is evidence that the changes are taking hold, however bad actors continue to find ways to game the...
View ArticleInteresting but Quiet Year for California Lawmakers on Workers’ Comp
After the behemoth workers’ compensation reform law passed in 2012, state lawmakers this year enacted only a handful of measures that may affect or relate to workers’ compensation. Bills signed by Gov....
View ArticleN.H. Gov.: Businesses Need Relief From Rising Workers’ Comp Costs
New Hampshire’s businesses need relief from rising workers’ compensation costs and more access to capital investment partners. That’s the message from New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan who urged...
View ArticleCost Savings in California Workers’ Comp Reform May Fall Short
California’s sweeping workers’ compensation reform is working for the most part, but some of the savings may not materialize thanks to pressure on the system, according to Dave Bellusci, executive vice...
View ArticleDebate on Workers’ Comp Reform Begins in Illinois
Business groups and injured employees weighed in May 6 as Illinois lawmakers began debating whether to revamp the state’s workers’ compensation insurance program to reduce costs for employers....
View ArticleIllinois House OKs Workers’ Comp Reform
Illinois House Democrats came back to Springfield carrying what they called an olive branch to Gov. Bruce Rauner on business reform. However, Republicans derided the Democrats’ ideas on employment...
View ArticleWorkers’ Comp Loss Costs Fall Again in Oklahoma
Workers’ compensation rates in Oklahoma are expected to drop in 2016, the Oklahoma Insurance Department announced. The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) filed an overall loss cost...
View ArticleReport: Workers’ Comp Reform Saving California’s System $770M Annually
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau released this year’s evaluation of California’s workers’ comp reform law. The WCIRB Cost Monitoring Report — 2015 Retrospective Evaluation is part of a...
View ArticleTrade Group: Workers’ Comp Reform Among Key Issues for Illinois Insurers
Workers’ compensation, commercial insurance purchasing rules and auto insurance verification are among key challenges for insurers in Illinois legislative session, a national insurance trade...
View ArticleNew York Passes $153B Budget Including Workers’ Comp Reforms
The New York State Senate in April passed its $153 billion 2017-2018 state budget that includes reforms to workers’ compensation in the state. These reforms serve to help businesses, local governments...
View ArticleOklahoma Workers’ Comp Commission to Hire External Consultant for Fee...
The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC) reports that as a result of the passage of legislative revisions to 2013 workers’ compensation reforms, it is required to review and update the...
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