Quote of the day
"Years ago, states were generous and they would grant the coverage. Now they're not so generous, and state by state we see them rolling it back."
Carol Kintner, consultant, about workers comp claims for vanpool accidents
Employers Must Consider Workers’ Comp Exposures in Providing Vanpools
As commuters face higher transportation costs, employers are arranging or directing workers to vanpool arrangements in order to reduce the financial pinch of soaring gasoline prices. But it’s not without risks: liability and workers compensation exposures must be considered. Business Insurance
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Cowboy State Legislator Blogs on Mental Injuries
In Wyoming, a bill being sponsored by the Select Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse will allow for treatment and compensation for a mental injury that does not have an accompanying physical injury, blogs a state rep. By Keith Gingery, Planet Jackson Hole
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Wisconsin Official Took Sweet Time Paying Fine
The No. 3 official in the Wisconsin Department of Commerce Department took a year to pay a $2,500 fine over a lack of workers’ compensation coverage for his laundry business. New Richmond News [may require registration] Go to the Full Story…
New Brunswick Union Protests Privatization
“Injured workers are not for sale,” read stickers alluding to a proposed sale of workers’ compensation services and sported by attendees at a Labor Day picnic in Saint John, New Brunswick. “We’re trying to put a stop to the privatization. The way we’re looking at it is, if a series of doctors come in and purchase the building, the service will go to private insurers,” says says Leah Logan-Guimond, president of Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 946 at the Workers Compensation Board. By Sandra Davis, Telegraph-Journal
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Province’s Pork Producers Want Exemption
Manitoba pork producers are calling on government to allow farms to continue using private insurance rather than Workers Compensation. Last week the Manitoba government announced it will expand the number of industries required to provide coverage for employees through the Workers Compensation Board effective January 1, 2009. Farmscape
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