- Goodwill worker, comp insurer dispute equal protection
A workers compensation insurer did not violate a Colorado man’s right to equal protection under the law when it declined to comply with a request for evidence of any financial contributions between the insurer and Colorado workers comp…
- McDonald's workers claim hazardous conditions in 19 U.S. cities
(Reuters) — McDonald’s restaurant workers from 19 U.S.
- Q&A: Elizabeth Haar, Accident Fund Holdings Inc.
Elizabeth Haar is president and CEO of Lansing, Michigan-based workers compensation insurer Accident Fund Holdings Inc. and chairwoman of the National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc., a Boca Raton, Florida-based workers comp ratemaking agency.
- Health care reform may drive workers comp costs higher
BOSTON — Federal health care reform is expected to encourage the development of flat-fee, or capitated, health plans, which could shift medical costs for workplace injuries from group health plans to workers compensation, according to preliminary…
- Florida comp reforms struggle to balance worker and employer needs
How the workers comp system balances the rights of injured workers and employers will be a central theme during oral arguments in The State of Florida vs. Florida Workers’ Advocates et al.
- Legal marijuana blurs workplace drug policies
NEW YORK — Expansion of legalized marijuana use for medicinal and/or recreational purposes figures to compound an already complicated web of management and workers compensation liability issues for employers.