- MetLife accuses U.S. risk panel of secrecy; demands access to records
(Reuters) — MetLife Inc. asked a federal judge on Monday to force the U.S. government to hand over 500 pages of confidential records that relate to financial regulators’ decision to designate the insurance giant as systemically important.
- Construction bears more opioid-related costs than other industries
The cost of opioid use is greater for injured construction workers than for injured workers in other industries, according to a new analysis by insurer CNA Financial Corp.
- EEOC to mark 50 years with progress report
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Monday said it plans to hold a meeting about “subtle forms” of discrimination later this week to mark its 50th anniversary.
- Dismissal of breast cancer survivor's ADA lawsuit upheld
An appeals court has upheld dismissal of a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit filed on behalf of a breast cancer survivor who was fired from her law firm job because she could not lift more than 20 pounds.
- Patient advocacy program aims to demystify workers comp treatments
Specialty managed care services provider MedRisk Inc. has launched a patient advocacy program that aims to make workers compensation less confusing to injured workers inexperienced with the system.
- Obama signs health coverage tax credit measure into law
Employees who lose their jobs due to foreign competition or worked for companies whose pension plans failed will again be eligible for federal health insurance premium subsidies under legislation signed into law Monday by President Barack Obama.
- California workers comp changes proposed
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California proposes a new experience rating formula and other changes in its 2016 regulatory filing to the state’s insurance department.
- Private equity firm to settle SEC charges for $30 million
(Reuters) — Private equity giant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. will pay nearly $30 million to settle civil charges that it misallocated more than $17 million in expenses and breached its fiduciary duty to clients, U.S. regulators said.
- Catastrophe modeler updates U.S. hurricane model
AIR Worldwide Corp. has updated its hurricane model for the United States with additional data and features, the Boston-based catastrophe modeling firm said Monday.