March, 2010

ASHEVILLE A state board has overturned sanctions against Mission Hospital in a case that sparked an investigation of Mission’s handling of workers‘ compensation cases.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The impact the federal health-care reform bill will have on workers compensation costs is still being evaluated.Rita Nowak, vice president of commercial lines and workers comp for the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, …

Troy Mayor Harry Tutunjian released his proposed 2009 budget and he says taxes will not be raised in the city. He plans to do that by using the reserve funds in snow removal, unemployment and workers compensation.

Colorado lawmakers have begun debate on a package of tough reforms for Colorado’s workers compensation program after injured workers told lawmakers they were spied upon and had benefits denied. The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved several bills, including a measure that would change the makeup of the board of directors of Pinnacol Assurance, the state-chartered insurance company …

Florida employees who are sent to Haiti for rebuilding efforts and are injured could be covered by their standard workers‘ compensation policy under a request submitted to Florida’s insurance department Tuesday.

DENVER - A Senate committee is holding hearings on plans to keep a tighter rein on Colorado’s workers‘ compensation program. The Senate Judiciary Committee is hearing legislation Wednesday that would change the makeup of the board of directors, cap the company’s surplus and limit surveillance. Lawmakers say the company needs tighter regulation to ensure workers get the treatment they need and …

Governor Mitch Daniels will sign new guidelines today for licensing teachers in Indiana. The rules are designed to make the process more practical, but they’re not without controversy.

A northern Indiana recreational vehicle manufacturer is expanding its Elkhart operations and plans to hire up to 265 new workers by 2013.

INDIANAPOLIS — To build on Indiana’s growing logistics industry and create more jobs, there must be more investment in an educated workforce and more money spent on infrastructure for trucking, air and water transport.

A northwestern Indiana man who pleaded guilty to battery in the fatal beating of his girlfriend’s 5-month-old niece has been sentenced to 35 years in prison.