Workers' Compensation News
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Bill Would Extend Deadline for Outstanding SB 1160 Report | 03/25/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A recently amended bill would give the California Division of Workers’ Compensation more time to complete a report analyzing the effect of exempting from prospective utilization review certain treatments provided in the first 30 days after an injury. ...Read More | |||
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Bill to Revise Hanford Presumption Delivered to Governor | 03/15/2022 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Washington state lawmakers delivered to Gov. Jay Inslee a bill that would create a presumption that all workers exposed to hazardous waste at the Hanford nuclear reservation would be covered by the presumption that certain conditions are compensable. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Expands School Safety and Security Grant to Include HVAC Improvements | 03/11/2022 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation has expanded its School Safety and Security Grant to help cover the costs of improvements to heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Announces Workforce Safety Innovation Center | 03/10/2022 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation on Wednesday announced that $30 million in grants for research and development of personal protective equipment that enhances workplace safety is available through its new Workforce Safety Innovation Center. ...Read More | |||
| Bill Would Require PTSD Treatment for Police, Firefighters | 03/09/2022 | ||
| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A bill introduced in the Minnesota House of Representatives would require treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder in peace officers, firefighters and state troopers as part of workers' compensation benefit eligibility. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Aims to Limit Coverage for Work-From-Home Injuries | 03/08/2022 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio bill aims to prohibit people injured while working in their own homes from receiving workers’ compensation benefits unless specific circumstances apply. ...Read More | |||
| Business Aviation Provider Must Pay Nearly $1M for Retaliation | 03/07/2022 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor ordered a California business aviation provider to pay $958,000 in back wages and associated costs to a former employee who the company retaliated against for reporting flight safety issues. ...Read More | |||
| Bills Would Expand PTSD Coverage, Create Pandemic Mental Health Task Force | 03/04/2022 | ||
| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Lawmakers in New Jersey and Connecticut are considering legislation dealing with mental health coverage in their workers’ compensation systems. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Hires Investment Director | 03/03/2022 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced that Walt Stubbings joined the agency as director of investments. ...Read More | |||
| Bill Proposes Presumption for Strikers Injured by Goon Squads | 02/28/2022 | ||
| State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| If Michigan employers hire private security to forcefully break up labor strikes, any injuries to striking workers would be presumed compensable, under a recently introduced bill. ...Read More | |||
