Quote of the day
"If you are a mom-and-popper it's going to exempt you from having to do workers' comp, which basically now none of these guys actually ever claim so they're paying it for nothing. We want these guys to be able to make more money so they can have more employees and give better wages."
Hawaii State Rep. Gene Ward, about a proposal in the state legislature that would exempt owners of LLCs and partnerships from having to purchase workers' compensation insurance for themselves
Oregon Senate Bill Targets Farmworkers
The Oregon Senate Committee on Commerce unanimously approves a bill that would require farm labor contractors to provide workers’ comp coverage for seasonal and year-round farmworkers. Under the measure, contractors would have to provide proof of workers’ comp insurance in the form of a corporate surety bond from a company licensed to conduct business in Oregon. By Thelma Guerrero, Salem Statesman Journal
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Hawaii Small Businesses Supporting Exemption Bill
Small business owners and advocates in Hawaii are backing a proposal before the Hawaii Legislature that would exempt owners of limited liability companies and partnerships from having to buy workers’ compensation insurance for themselves. Current law requires businesses with at least one employee to carry workers’ comp insurance. By Curtis Lum, Honolulu Advertiser
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‘Unshackle’ Rallies to Kick Off in Buffalo
Upstate New York business leaders and taxpayers plan a series of rallies, which are set to begin early next month in Buffalo, to draw attention to changes they contend are needed in the region’s business environment, including workers’ compensation reform. By Jay Gallagher, Elmira Star-Gazette
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BrickStreet Will Not Covert to Stock Corporation: CEO
BrickStreet Mutual Insurance is not considering following Nevada’s lead and converting from a mutual insurance company to a stock corporation, according to the West Virginia workers’ compensation insurer’s president and chief executive officer, who says such a move would require a change in state law. By George Hohmann, Charleston Daily Mail
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Review the Basic Insurance Needs of a Business
Entrepreneur runs down the four fundamental insurance types that businesses need in their insurance package, and why each is important. Entrepreneur.com
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Ohio Appeals Court Reverses Trial Court’s Damage Award
Reversing a trial court, the Ohio Court of Appeals rules that the estate of a paint shop worker who died of pleural mesothelioma in 2002 failed to prove that defendant’s products were used at the workplace during the alleged asbestos exposure. American Machinist
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