A federal appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s claims against a shipowner for injuries he sustained while unloading coal from the hopper of a barge.
Case: Smith v. Crounse…
The California Senate Appropriations Committee passed a bill that would add state firefighters to the list of public employees who are exempt from certain limits on death benefits.
At the same…
Sean Cooper was named executive vice president and chief actuary at the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California to succeed Dave Bellusci, who retired after 33 years with the…
The Texas Department of Insurance is seeking additional comments on changes that the National Council on Compensation Insurance proposed to its payroll inclusion and exclusion rules in response to a…
The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau on Monday launched a total estimated policy cost calculator.
The calculator uses an algorithm to estimate how much a workers’ compensation policy would…