Quote of the day
"Enough is enough."
North Dakota state Rep. Rep. Jasper Schneider, about the state's troubled workers' compensation agency
Florida Restaurant Reopens After Sweep for Illegal Workers
Patrons once again graze the buffet at a northwest Florida eatery that was shut down for nearly a week in connection with an investigation into the employment of illegal workers. The state Bureau of Compliance in the Division of Workers’ Compensation issued a stop-work order while it investigated allegations that employees were not properly covered. By Brian Hughes, Northwest Florida Daily News
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Commentary: Restore Executive Branch Control of WSI
Partisan games in the state legislature and within WSI are the reason new leadership is needed in the insurance commissioner’s office. The first thing that must be done is to restore executive branch control of WSI. By Jasper Schneider via Jamestown Sun
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How Federal Employees Face Disability
The senior benefits director for the National Institute of Transition Planning Inc., which conducts federal retirement planning workshops and seminars, provides a handful of examples of when employees need to use federal benefits to cover situations where their ability to work is impaired by illness or injury. By Tammy Flanagan, GovExec.com
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Manitoba WCB Wants Comments on Addition of Industries
The Board of Directors of the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba is seeking public comments on the addition of industries to the workers’ compensation program. EcoLog.com
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Meadowbrook to Acquire Ohio-Based ProCentury
Westerville, Ohio-based special property and casualty insurer ProCentury Corp. agrees to be acquired by a Michigan specialty insurance firm for $272.6 million in cash and stock. Business First of Columbus
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