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Globe and Mail
4 days ago
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Employers Holdings, Inc. Schedules Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference Call
RENO, Nev., June 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Employers Holdings, Inc. (the 'Company') (NYSE:EIG) today announced that it will release its second quarter 2025 financial results after market close on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, after which these materials will be available on the Company's website at through the ' Investors ' link. Conference Call Details The Company will then review these financial results via a conference call and webcast on Thursday, July 31, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. EDT / 8:00 a.m. PDT. To participate in the live conference call, you must first register here. Once registered you will receive dial-in numbers and a unique PIN number. The webcast will be accessible on the Company's website at through the ' Investors ' link. An archived version of the webcast will be accessible on the Company's website following the live call. About EMPLOYERS Employers Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EIG), is a holding company with subsidiaries that are specialty providers of workers' compensation insurance and services (collectively 'EMPLOYERS®') focused on small and mid-sized businesses engaged in low-to-medium hazard industries. EMPLOYERS leverages over a century of experience to deliver comprehensive coverage solutions that meet the unique needs of its customers. Drawing from its long history and extensive knowledge, EMPLOYERS empowers businesses by protecting their most valuable asset – their employees – through exceptional claims management, loss control, and risk management services, to create safer work environments. EMPLOYERS is also proud to offer Cerity®, which is focused on providing digital-first, direct-to-consumer workers' compensation insurance solutions with fast, and affordable coverage options through a user-friendly online platform. EMPLOYERS operates throughout the United States, apart from four states that are served exclusively by their state funds. Insurance is offered through Employers Insurance Company of Nevada, Employers Compensation Insurance Company, Employers Preferred Insurance Company, Employers Assurance Company, and Cerity Insurance Company, all rated A (Excellent) by AM Best. Not all companies do business in all jurisdictions. EIG Services, Inc., and Cerity Services, Inc., are subsidiaries of Employers Holdings, Inc. EMPLOYERS® is a registered trademark of EIG Services, Inc., and Cerity® is a registered trademark of Cerity Services, Inc. For more information, please visit and
Associated Press
4 days ago
- Business
- Associated Press
Lee Partners Law Launches to Fight for Injured Workers Using Insider Defense Knowledge
Lee Partners Law: Injury Attorneys LLP brings a family-owned, client-first approach backed by decades of inside insurance defense experience. A new California law firm is opening its doors with a bold mission: to protect injured workers using the same insider strategies once used against them. Lee Partners Law: Injury Attorneys LLP, founded by brothers David A. Lee and Michael Lee, launches today with a statewide focus on workers' compensation cases—and a deep commitment to fighting for working families. What sets the firm apart is the background of its founders. Both attorneys spent over two decades combined defending insurance companies and major employers. Now, the brothers are putting that knowledge to use on the other side—helping injured workers navigate a system that's often confusing, unfair, and stacked against them. 'We're brothers, business partners, and former defense attorneys who've sat inside insurance war rooms,' said David Lee, Founding Attorney. 'We know exactly how those companies try to reduce or deny claims. And now we're using everything we learned to protect the people they overlook—injured workers.' Headquartered in Los Angeles and serving all of California, Lee Partners Law is a family-run practice built on trust, integrity, and aggressive legal representation. The firm's focus is 100% workers' compensation law, handling everything from denied claims and delayed treatment to serious injuries and maximum-value settlements. The Lees say their approach combines hard-hitting strategy with personalized, compassionate service—something they believe only a small, family-led firm can provide. 'We're not a giant corporate office. We're two brothers who grew up together, work side by side, and care deeply about every client who walks through our doors,' added Michael Lee, Partner. 'This firm is personal to us—and that makes us fight even harder.' Lee Partners Law is proud to represent the workers who keep cities running. These are the people who power California every day, and they deserve someone in their corner when they get hurt on the job. For more information or to schedule a free case evaluation, visit: Media Contact Company Name: Lee Partners Law: Work Injury Attorneys Contact Person: David A Lee Email: Send Email Phone: 3102950822 Address:PO Box 3869 City: Valley Village State: CA 91617 Country: United States Website: Source: Brand Push
CBC
6 days ago
- Health
- CBC
5 types of presumptive cancer to be added to coverage list for P.E.I. firefighters
New Workers Compensation Board expands coverage to include more cancers women may face The Workers Compensation Board of P.E.I. has added five more presumptive cancers for which Island firefighters are eligible to receive health coverage, bringing the total to 19. Under P.E.I.'s Workers Compensation Act, presumptive coverage means that it is presumed a primary cancer for a fire inspector or firefighter is related to their work unless proven otherwise, according to a news release from the WCB. Those eligible for coverage include inspectors, and paid or volunteer firefighters who are members of a department or brigade. Gerard McMahon, the district deputy chief of the Charlottetown Fire Department, said this initiative helps ease the mind of firefighters. "[It] gives you peace of mind that you're going to be covered if you need any extra expense for medical coverage or trips off the Island," he said. The five cancers added to the coverage list include: Cervical. Ovarian. Penile. Pancreatic. Thyroid. Increased coverage for women Firefighting is a dangerous job, and not always due to the physical threat of fire. Issues can arise long after someone has served their community. Firefighters are nine per cent more likely to be diagnosed with cancer, and 14 per cent more likely to die of cancer compared to the general public, according to Health Canada. Allison Wyatt, director of claims and compensation with the WCB, said the board looked at cancers affecting women when expanding its coverage. Image | Allison Wyatt - Firefighter Coverage Caption: Allison Wyatt, director of claims and compensation with the Workers Compensation board of P.E.I., says the board looked particularly at cancers that can affect women as the firefighting workforce diversifies. (Rick Gibbs/CBC) Open Image in New Tab "We particularly looked at enhanced coverage for female cancers as we look at a more diverse workforce within firefighting," Wyatt said, adding that the coverage extends beyond the firefighter. "You think about people who are experiencing illness of any kind and you think about the impact that has on their families, you think about the impact that has on their community, and so really this… legislation is about the support for both them, their community and their families." P.E.I. Workforce Minister Jenn Redmond said she hopes this expanded coverage will increase the number of firefighters on the Island. "To be able to ensure that we have supports in place should they need them is a really big benefit in removing that barrier to have them come and join forces in their communities," she said. "Sometimes we focus very much on the volunteer firefighter force as being male-dominated, which it would be, but we have a lot of female firefighters.... Understanding when they face cervical, ovarian cancers connected to their volunteerism, it's really important."
National Post
6 days ago
- Business
- National Post
National CUPE Leaders Join WSIB Picket Line in Toronto to Call for Urgent Action
Article content TORONTO — As the strike by 3,600 members of the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750) stretches into its second month, National and Provincial CUPE leaders will join the picket line in Toronto on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. to show solidarity and speak to the growing crisis facing Ontario's workers' compensation system. Article content The solidarity rally will take place at the WSIB headquarters at 200 Front Street West, where frontline staff have been demanding fair wages, safe and respectful workplaces, and an end to outsourcing that sends Ontario jobs out of province. Article content Article content Speakers at the rally will include: Article content Where: Article content 10:00 a.m. Article content 'Our members have now been on strike for more than a month, that's far too long to be waiting for fairness,' said Harry Goslin, President of OCEU/CUPE 1750. 'We're grateful to have the support of CUPE's National and Provincial leadership as we call on WSIB and the Ford government to stop the delays, end the interference, and deliver a deal that respects frontline staff and protects injured workers.' Article content OCEU/CUPE 1750 members have been walking picket lines across Ontario since May 21 — the first strike in WSIB's 110-year history. The strike has caused growing backlogs, delays in service, and operational shortcuts that put injured workers at risk. Meanwhile, WSIB leadership has refused to table a final offer or allow members to vote, despite weeks of mediated talks and good-faith efforts from the Union. Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content
News.com.au
17-06-2025
- Business
- News.com.au
‘Need a lie down': NSW parliamentary inquiry erupts over Labor's workers comp reforms
NSW's nominal insurer is 'plunging further into insolvency' by more than $6m a day the state's Treasurer has revealed, as Labor's controversial workers compensation reforms face another round of public inquiry. Treasurer Daniel Mookhey revealed during an heated parliamentary inquiry on Tuesday that icare was tipped to rise from a deficit of $4.9bn at the end of 2024 to $6bn on July 1 absent reform. 'The nominal insurer is likely to hold $0.78 in assets for every dollar of future liability, meaning it is plunging further into insolvency at a faster rate,' Mr Mookhey said. 'Or, to put it even more simply, the scheme is no longer going backwards by $5m per day, it is going backwards by more than $6m every day.' The state government's plan to reform workers compensation in NSW hit a major hurdle earlier this month when a strange coalition of the Liberals, Greens and the independents joined together to force another public inquiry. The Liberals have proposed a number of amendments to the Bill, namely staying the lifting of the threshold of permanent whole person impairment (WPI) for psychological injury, and have called on the government to provide costings. After hours of hearings, sparks immediately flew over modelling for the amendments between opposition treasury spokesman Damien Tudehope and Mr Mookhey who said 'the government is co-operating with this inquiry'. Mr Mookhey and Mr Tudehope clashed again over the WPI, which Labor proposes lifting to 30 per cent. The Opposition claims doing so would harm workers injured psychologically to such an extent they may never work again. NSW Treasury Secretary Michael Coutts-Trotter earlier told the committee there was a 'well developed pathway' for those people who, once completing their 130 weeks of payments, would instead transition to the NDIS scheme. Labor claims the changes would not only help reduce the burden on the beleaguered state self-insurer, but would also allow injured workers access to lump sum payments should they wish, instead of remaining on compensation. It was over the WPI that Mr Mookhey faced his second heated argument, this time with Greens MLC Abigail Boyd who asked if he knew the change 'would make us the harshest jurisdiction in Australia and one of the harshest in the world'. Mr Mookhey said he didn't 'accept the characterisation'. He claimed that at 130 weeks, 88 per cent of psychologically injured workers were back at work and accused Ms Boyd of being 'deliberately misleading' in claiming it would cut off '90 something per cent of people' currently on the scheme. Consultant psychiatrist Dr Michael Epstein told the committee earlier on Tuesday afternoon that in comparison with other states, NSW's lifting of the WPI to 30 per cent would make it the 'harshest' in the country. 'NSW is going to take the crown,' Dr Epstein said. Ms Boyd went on to summarise the evidence presented to the committee in three ways: she disputed the projected $2.5bn cost to the self-insurer, said there was 'no imminent danger of scheme collapse', and that the proposed WPI threshold was 'unbearably cruel'. 'I'll just make the point, you're entitled to vote against the legislation,' Mr Mookhey said in reply. Ms Boyd went on to accused Mr Mookhey of using 'misleading language' in referring to payments made by the state government to the self-insurer as a 'bail out', and asked him to 'admit you were wrong'. In response, Mr Mookhey said: 'No'. Following the heated exchange, Ms Boyd said: 'I think we need a bit of a lie down now'. A range of practising psychiatrists, insurance industry representatives and leaders from NSW Treasury and the nominal insurer, icare, gave evidence during the hours-long hearing on Tuesday. Mr Mookhey has warned the state self-insurer is tipped to cost the budget $2.6bn over the next five years, while premiums for the nominal insurer have already been set for eight-per-cent for the next financial year. Exactly how the state government will deliver savings through the scheme was under the spotlight during the hearing, with leaders from NSW Treasury and the nominal insurer grilled over costings for the proposed amendments. Largely, though, the numbers were not available.
