Increase in Workers Compensation Rates Proposed by Washington State L&I
Many states, strapped for money, have been considering increasing the workers compensation rates. The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries has proposed an increase of 2.7%, on average,...
View ArticleNew Research Report on Workers Compensation Claims by NCCI
NCCI has conducted a report on the frequency of workers compensation claims and how they have been impacted by the the Great Recession. The economic downturn has created a variety of challenges in the...
View ArticleWork Comp Lawyer in Oklahoma Calls New Law Unconstitutional
By F.D. Clay Oklahoma passed a new workers compensation law that has since been debated by lawyers, business owners, civic groups and workers throughout the state. John McMurry, a work comp laywer,...
View ArticleWorkers Win Rights in Austin, Texas – Attorneys Praise Advocacy Groups
By F.D. Clay Workers have cause for celebration in Austin, Texas. After years of complaining that city and state leaders cared more about business than workers rights, the city proclaimed a giant...
View ArticleNew Mexico Reviewing Workers Comp Laws About Being High on the Job
In New Mexico, Texas and other parts of the country, an injured worker is eligible for workers compensation benefits regardless of whose fault the accident was. However, if a worker is hurt on the...
View ArticleWho is Responsible if You Are Injured on the Way to Work?
Workers compensation laws vary from state to state. In Illinois law makers are reviewing workers compensation laws during the 2014 session and evaluating who should be responsible if a worker is...
View ArticleWorkers Busted for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Judges throughout the country have been cracking down on workers compensation fraud by hearing cases brought forth by work comp insurance providers. People throughout the country have been caught and...
View ArticleNew Oklahoma Workers Compensation System Starts Next Week
Oklahoma is one of the many states that has been revising their workers compensation system. Starting next week workers that are injured on the job will have their workers comp claims handled by a new...
View ArticleWorkers Defense Project Protest Workers Comp in Austin
People from the Workers Defense Project protested Gables Residential, an apartment developer, in February claiming workers compensation issues with not getting paid their due overtime. WDP reported...
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