The California Department of Insurance said Thursday that the pure premium rate will reduce 17.1% to $1.94 per $100 of payroll for workers compensation insurance, effective Jan. 1, 2018.

Three more medical providers participating in California’s workers compensation system have been suspended, the California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced Thursday.

The Pennsylvania senate passed a bill Wednesday that would require adoption of a drug formulary.

An Aberdeen, Washington, lumber mill is facing a $112,000 fine for safety violations following the death of a worker last April, the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries announced Wednesday.