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Virginia insurance officials have scheduled a hearing for October to consider increasing workers' compensation premiums for some employers in the state.

The U.S. Department of Labor has paid more than $5 billion in compensation and medical benefits to more than 52,600 claimants nationwide under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, officials recently announced.

Lawmakers in Colorado have convened a special committee to examine Pinnacol Assurance and consider privatizing the state's largest workers' compensation provider.

A new Web site that allows Florida residents to submit referrals of alleged violations of workers' compensation rules has yielded significant results, according to state officials.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unveiled a Web site to help employers address the growing obesity problem.

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board recently issued a video that calls for emergency response agencies, employers and communities to work closely together to prepare for chemical accidents.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will continue a nationwide program to improve workplace health and safety for federal employees and contractors whose work is supervised on a daily basis by federal agency personnel.

Citing testimony that self-insured employers have been able to reduce overall workers' comp costs, California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner rejected the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau's request for a 23.7 percent increase in the workers' comp cost benchmark, which is used by many insurers to set pure premium rates.

Employers who strive to create effective workplace health and safety programs can maintain a competitive edge in today's economy, a group of corporate executives said at the American Society of Safety Engineers' 48th annual Professional Development Conference and Exposition.

A bill passed during the 2009 legislative session made numerous changes to the state's workers' compensation regulations.

Aging workers are not the only population at risk of hearing loss. According to one expert, younger employees may also be exposing themselves to noise-related hazards due to their frequent use of today's technology.

Workers' compensation costs in Montana are among the highest in the country, and reforms must be made to ensure the financial stability of employers in the state, according to a study.

The current economic recession is taking a toll on many employees' health, according to a survey.

Construction employees in Maine will soon have stronger protections under the state's workers' compensation laws, according to Gov. John E. Baldacci.

The economic recession is having a significant impact on the property/casualty insurance industry, and experts don't expect it to rebound in the near future.

Payments per workers' compensation claim to hospitals in North Carolina are growing at a rapid pace and are significantly higher than in many states, according to a study.