Applied Underwriters’ Sale Moving
Berkshire Hathaway plans to offload a key workers’ comp subsidiary. What’s the latest in the sale of Applied Underwriters? Workers’ Comp Executive
Former Iowa governor takes stand in discrimination lawsuit
Former Iowa governor and current U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad on Friday testified that he requested the resignation and cut the pay of the state’s former workers’ compensation commissioner eight years ago due to concerns over fairness and a desire to have someone on his team who supported the governor’s agenda. The former commissioner, Chris Godfrey, claims Branstad discriminated against him on the basis of his sexual orientation. Des Moines Register
Maine Republicans want workers’ comp compromise for budget approval
Maine Republicans last week withheld votes on the state’s nearly $8 billion budget, which has been initially approved, in a push for a compromise bill that would overhaul the state workers’ compensation system. Maine Public
Oil field services company faces criminal charges after prevailing in civil lawsuit
After an oil field services company prevailed in a civil lawsuit by arguing that injured employees, who became ill after exposure to toxic chemicals on a job site in Alaska in 2014, received workers’ compensation, the company now faces criminal charges. The employees say they were unknowingly exposed to chemicals and were not provided with monitors. KTUU (Anchorage)