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The Workers' Compensation Division revised the administrative cost factor to 16.60 percent for 2012.

Occupational noise induced hearing loss results from continuous or intermittent noise exposure and duration and develops slowly over several years.

More than 1.3 million U.S. workers are employed in the automotive repair and maintenance services. Because of the serious health risks these workers face, federal agencies have developed safety goals for the industry.

The Bureau of Workers' Compensation proposed to amend a rule regarding the bureau's adjudicating committee.

California Gov. Edmund G. Brown has appointed Christine Baker to be director of the Department of Industrial Relations, which oversees the Division of Workers' Compensation.

Louisiana has the dubious distinction of having the fastest growing costs per workers' comp claim from 2007 to 2009 in a multistate study.

Chances of the National Transportation Safety Board's recommended ban on the use of portable electronic devices by drivers are probably slim to none. But the issue should serve as a wake-up call for employers interested in reducing their workers' comp costs, suggests an industry insider.

The Workers' Compensation Commission issued guidance to arbitrators regarding the standard of determination for PPD awards.

About 70 percent of injuries during winter storms are caused by motor vehicle accidents, according OSHA. The rest result from being caught out in a storm.

The Department of Labor and Industries amended the tables of classification base premium rates, experience rating plan parameters, experience modification factor calculation limitations, and retrospective rating plan size groupings for the workers' compensation insurance program for 2012.

More claims administrators, representatives, lien claimants, and self-insured employers are now able to switch from paper to electronic filing.

Injured workers have been staying out of work longer in many states recently. That's one of the findings of a new analysis series from the Workers Compensation Research Institute.

The first overhaul of Michigan's workers' comp system in more than two decades is in effect, thanks to passage of reform legislation. H.B. 5002 was signed into law by Gov. Rick Snyder.

The Department of Labor and Industries proposed a rule to clarify under what circumstances a provider can charge an injured worker for "no show" or "missed appointments" related to the industrial injury on an approved claim.

The Workers' Compensation Board proposed changes to rules dealing with payments for medical fees and services and proceedings before the board.