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Lawmakers Aim to Expand PTSD Coverage to All Workers
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05/15/2023
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State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Connecticut lawmakers are considering bills to extend benefits to all workers in the state for post-traumatic stress injuries and to require employers and insurers to notify injured workers in writing whenever prescription benefits are cut.
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L&I Proposes Permanent Wildfire Smoke Rules
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05/12/2023
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries proposed permanent rules intended to protect workers from asthma, heart failure and other adverse health conditions caused by exposure to wildfire smoke.
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Lawmakers Pass Benefit Bill, Send Exclusive Remedy Exception to Governor
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05/09/2023
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State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer
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The Colorado General Assembly is sending the governor bills that would create an exemption to exclusive remedy for youth labor law violations, modify workers’ compensation benefits and create additional avenues to prehearings at the Division of Independent Medical Examiner.
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Lawmakers Send PTSD Presumption to Governor
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04/25/2023
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State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer
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Tennessee lawmakers unanimously passed a bill that would create a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is compensable for firefighters and unanimously passed a grant program bill to help employers cover the costs of providing benefits for the PTSD claims.
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Legislature Pushes Forward With Workers' Comp Bills
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04/19/2023
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State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Steve Nichols, News Contributor
The 88th Texas Legislature is shifting into high gear to address legislation, including workers’ compensation measures, that are still pending in various committees as lawmakers eye the session's conclusion in May.
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Landscapers Accused of Premium Fraud
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04/17/2023
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The California Department of Insurance announced that five people affiliated with a landscaping firm in Escondido were arraigned on premium fraud charges.
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