Miami, FL (CompNewsNetwork) - H.I.G. Capital, L.L.C., a leading global private equity investment firm announced today that it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire PMSI from AmerisourceBergen Corporation. The closing of this transaction is expected to occur during the third quarter of 2008.
Atwater, CA (CompNewsNetwork) - The Department of Industrial Relations' Division of Occupational Safety and Health issued six citations, three of which are serious and willful, and assessed fines of $262,700 against Merced Farm Labor Contractor, the Atwater-based employer of a 17-year-old farmworker who died of heat stroke in May.
Columbus, OH (CompNewsNetwork) - The first meeting of the Advisory Committee on Eligibility and Real Time Claim Adjudication was held Tuesday, July 22.
Glenmont, NY (CompNewsNetwork) - The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. will testify at hearings being conducted by the New York State Insurance Department in Albany. This is the second in a series of three hearings on the issue. A third is scheduled to take place July 25 in New York.
Austin, TX (CompNewsNetwork) - The Texas Department of Insurance, Special Deputy Receiver, and National Organization of Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Associations are finalizing confidential settlement negotiations for a liquidation plan to protect consumers with insurance policies issued by Lincoln Memorial Life Insurance Company (Lincoln Memorial) and Memorial Service Life Insurance Company.
Austin, TX—The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), Division of Workers’ Compensation has closed its Corpus Christi and Weslaco field offices until further notice due to severe weather caused by Hurricane Dolly.
Los Angeles, CA (CompNewsNetwork) - Officials with the State Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (Labor Commissioner's Office) issued 47 citations totaling $356,200 in fines to car wash businesses in Los Angeles and Orange counties as part of an ongoing effort to address illegal operations in the underground economy.
Tallahassee, FL (CompNewsNetwork) - Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty will testify before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations at a hearing entitled: "Long-Term Care Insurance: Are Consumers Protected for the Long Term?"
Oklahoma City, OK (CompNewsNetwork) - The Physician Advisory Committee to the Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Court will hold a public hearing on August 22, 2008 at 2:00 PM in the 2nd Floor Courtroom, at the Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Court, 1915 N. Stiles, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Sacramento, CA (CompNewsNetwork) - Following the Fourth District Court of Appeal's decision in Brinker Restaurant Corporation v. Superior Court of San Diego, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger issued a statement concerning meals and rest periods.
Albany, NY (CompNewsNetwork) - The New York Workers Compensation Board has announced the removal of the following physicians authorization to treat workers' compensation patients or Conduct Independent Medical Examinations.
Wellesley, MA (CompNewsNetwork) - Last week author Jon Coppelman wrote about the suspicious "total and permanent" disability of Boston firefighter Albert Arroyo, who celebrated his profound disability rating by placing 8th in 2008 Pro Natural Body Building Championship. Yeah, I know, he was just having a good day.
Harrisburg, PA (CompNewsNetwork) - Governor Edward G. Rendell said today that Pennsylvania continued to show job growth in 2008 as the state's nonfarm job count1 rose by 800 in June, while the state's unemployment rate2 remained steady at 5.2 percent.
Austin, TX (CompNewsNetwork) - Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced a $51,257 dividend to the Emergency Service Organization (ESO) workers' compensation purchasing group today. The dividend was based on the group's premium volume and loss ratio.
Jefferson City, MO (CompNewsNetwork) - The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations has extended its claims centers' hours of operation in order to provide improved customer service.
Austin, TX (CompNewsNetwork) -The Abilene Field Office of the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation (TDI-DWC) is hosting a brown bag educational session on Tuesday, August 19, 2008. The topic is the Designated Doctor: What They Do and What Is New.
Salem, OR (CompNewsNetwork) - The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, Workers' Compensation Division proposes changes to OAR chapter 436, to implement Senate Bill 559, affecting how insurers report proof of workers' compensation insurance coverage to the agency.
New York, NY (CompNewsNetwork) - The Chair of the New York Workers' Compensation Board adopted a new pharmacy fee schedule and a durable medical equipment fee schedule by emergency regulation effective July 7, 2008. The new schedules are codified as Parts 440 and 442 of Title 12 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations.
Boston, MA (CompNewsNetwork) - The Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced that preliminary estimates show 2,900 jobs were added in Massachusetts in June. Additionally, job gains for May were revised and show that 1,900 new jobs were added over the month, up from 1,400 as originally published. The Bay State has recorded job gains in eight of the last nine months.
Austin, TX (CompNewsNetwork) - The Abilene Field Office of the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) is hosting a brown bag educational session for on Tuesday, August 19, 2008. The topic is the Designated Doctor: What They Do and What Is New.
Madison, WI (CompNewsNetwork) - Wisconsin Job Service and veterans staff will be stationed at two offices in each of the state's 11 workforce development areas, for a total of 22 job center locations, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman announced.
Frankfort, KY (CompNewsNetwork) - A Louisville business owner has been charged with eight felony counts of insurance fraud and eight felony counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument after allegedly presenting fraudulent liability insurance certificates for his business, All Star Trucking Company.
Austin, TX (CompNewsNetwork) - The Dallas Field Office of the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation (TDI-DWC) is hosting a brown bag educational session on Tuesday, August 12, 2008. The topic is the Designated Doctor: What They Do and What Is New.
Baton Rouge, LA (CompNewsNetwork) - For the seventh consecutive year, Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation (LWCC) has been named one of the 50 top-performing property-casualty insurers in America.
