Workers’ comp insurance costs vary from business to business and state to state. The cost also depends on your company’s line of work. For example, businesses at a higher risk of accidents— like a delivery company—likely face higher premiums than those at a lower risk of accidents, such...
, some states offer a statewide workers' compensation program while other states rely on private insurers. Contact your state insurance commissioner or local insurance agent to learn how to obtain workers' comp coverage as well as information about the specific rules that apply in your state....
Continue reading The Year of Immigrant Workers and their work injury risksRace matters in award of workers comp benefits A new study reveals that injured construction workers in Illinois received higher workers’ compensation payments than their Hispanic or black counterparts – to the tune of an ...
of all litigants in the workers’ compensation system, injured workers, employers, insurance carriers and lien claimants alike, since they are all precluded from adjudicating further issues before the WCAB per Rosendin (Rosendin Electric, Inc. v. Workers’ Comp. Appeals Bd., 73 Cal. Comp. ...
Workers’ compensation is a state-mandated insurance that provides medical benefits and wage replacement for employees who have a job-related illness or injury. When an employee accepts workers’ comp benefits, they typically waive their right to sue you. Workers’ compensation insurance also goes by...
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The plaintiff, the People of the State of California, acting by and through Mara W. Elliott,the San Diego City Attorney, filed a complaint against Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. Citing section 1367.27, the complaint alleged that health insurance companies are required to publish, maintain, ...
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Hello, we’re MEM—modern work comp insurance for a modern world, with targeted safety programs and coverage to help you work with confidence.
Ortensia Mondragon Ortiz, a native of Illinois, began working for the firm in 2016 as a file clerk and has been promoted to Senior Legal Assistant. Ortensia has a thorough understanding of the workers’ compensation system and process. Ortensia is bilingual and is excellent in translating the me...