Workers' Compensation News
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Bill Proposes 54% Increase in Benefit Cap to $273,000 | 02/28/2022 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Alaska lawmakers on Monday will hear testimony on a measure carried over from 2021 that would increase the cap on permanent impairment more than 54% to $273,000 from the current $177,000. ...Read More | |||
| BWC Announces 10% Rate Reduction for Private Employers | 02/28/2022 | ||
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Private employers in Ohio will pay nearly $106 million less in workers’ compensation premiums in the next fiscal year due to a 10% rate reduction approved by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation board of directors Friday. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Board, Committees to Meet | 02/24/2022 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The board of directors for the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation will meet Friday to hear reports from committees meeting today. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Require X-Mod Reduction for Medical-Only Losses | 02/24/2022 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Arizona lawmakers are considering legislation to require that any experience rating adjustment for medical-only claims be applied to reduce the impact of the loss on the employer’s experience modification. ...Read More | |||
| Bill Would Revise Stipulations for Survivor Benefits in Comp | 02/22/2022 | ||
| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A bill introduced in Georgia would remove language in workers’ compensation law that eliminates survivor benefits for spouses who cohabitate. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Double Benefit Duration for First Responders' Presumptive Cancer Claims | 02/18/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Temporary disability benefits for first responders suffering from cancer would be extended to 240 weeks from 120 weeks, under recently introduced legislation. ...Read More | |||
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Bus Driver Not Entitled to Benefits in Questionable Claim | 02/18/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a bus driver was not entitled to benefits for his alleged back injury from an incident that surveillance footage suggested had not occurred. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Eliminate Deliberate Intent Exemption to Exclusive Remedy | 02/18/2022 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Workers’ compensation would be the exclusive remedy even when an employer deliberately intends to cause a workplace injury or death, under a bill before West Virginia lawmakers. ...Read More | |||
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Benefit Bill Dead After Missing Cutoff for Passage | 02/18/2022 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington state Senate put a hold on a bill that would have eliminated consideration of marital status when determining the percentage of a worker’s wages due as permanent total disability benefits after the measure failed to meet a key deadline. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Seeks Comments on Proposed Changes to Formulary Rules | 02/18/2022 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation is seeking comments and feedback on proposed revisions to its prescription drug formulary rules. ...Read More | |||
