A Florida workers’ compensation reform bill that responds to the outcome of recent major workers’ compensation rulings in the state passed 7-1 Monday in the Florida Senate’s Committee on Banking and insurance. The bill amends Florida’s workers’ compensation law to codify an increase in temporary
Under Georgia law, employers that have regularly in service at least three employees are required to have workers’ compensation insurance in place. The flat reading of the statute seems to be very straightforward. But the question is how do you construe “three employees regularly in
New technologies are improving workers’ compensation programs in everything from communications and training to healthcare delivery and claims, according to experts. A market research leader identified several areas of workers’ comp that can benefit from technology: Communications with Employees. Information regarding prevention of injuries or claim updates
Georgia House of Representatives on Tuesday, February 1 voted 171-1 voted to approve a piece of legislation for firefighters. The legislation is now being sent to the state Senate. The new bill requires “legally organized fire departments to carry insurance coverage beginning on January 1,
Recently a court in Arkansas ruled that the estate of a worker, Guy Hendrix, who died from an asbestos-related illness could not bring a civil suit against the workers’ former employer, even though the worker could not get a remedy through the workers’ comp system.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recently reported that Georgia was no. 6 most deadly state for on-the-job deaths in 2015. According to the report, 180 people were killed in Georgia by workplace injuries. That was 4.3 per 100,000 full time workers. The number was
The supply of almost every Schedule II opioid manufactured in the U.S. will be reduced 25% or more in 2017, as required by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). DEA expects the new quota will be sufficient to meet the estimated medical scientific research, industrial and
OSHA recently issued a final rule for general industry fall protection. The rule is expected to cover an estimated 112 millions workers, and will take effect January 17. Deadlines to comply with regulations start in November 2018. In its statement, OSHA says it believes advances
In previous blog posts, I have discussed some upcoming changes and latest news on workers compensation. Here is summary of issues the industry should have on its radar for upcoming months or in the year of 2017. What some may not realize is that the workers’
Not much, at least according to a workers’ comp specialist Frank Neuhauser, an U.C. Berkeley professor. In an article published in last month’s Perspectives, the IAIABC journal. Neuhaser argues that workers’ compensation is no longer needed for 90% of America’s employees, as the workplace has