Workers' Compensation News
Lawmakers Pass Bill to Treat Hernia as Occupational Disease | 04/07/2023 | ||
State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Hernias could be a compensable occupational disease in Maryland, under a bill heading to the governor’s desk. ...Read More | |||
Legislature Considering Bills to Allow for Remote Hearings | 03/29/2023 | ||
State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
By Steve Nichols, Contributor Texas lawmakers have introduced bills that would require the Division of Workers’ Compensation to conduct contested case hearings telephonically or by videoconference in some instances. ...Read More | |||
Lawmakers Cut Pay Boost From Witness Fee Bill | 03/29/2023 | ||
State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Members of a Florida legislative committee took the ax to a provision that would have boosted physician and surgeon payments before passing a measure that would boost witness fees by 50%. ...Read More | |||
Leadership, Training Needed to Address Changes in Workplace | 03/23/2023 | ||
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By Stuart Colburn, Correspondent PHOENIX — The closing session of the Workers Compensation Research Institute’s 39th annual Issues & Research Conference on Wednesday highlighted the event's theme of “Disruption, Resilience and Evolution” by focusing on...Read More | |||
Labor Law Claim Over Worker's Fall Into Elevator Pit Partially Revived | 03/23/2023 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A New York appellate court revived part of a Labor Law claim against various defendants for a worker’s injuries from a fall into an elevator pit. ...Read More | |||
L&I Proposes Lowering Trigger for Heat Protection Rules to 80 Degrees | 03/23/2023 | ||
State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries is proposing to lower the temperature that triggers the requirement for employers to provide outdoor workers with access to water, shade and cool-down breaks. ...Read More | |||
Legislation Would Restore Bad Faith to Texas Workers' Compensation System | 03/24/2023 | ||
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By Steve Nichols, Contributor A Texas legislator has filed a bill in the state House of Representatives that would restore bad faith to the Texas workers’ compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
Lawmakers Debate Proposal to Create Fraud Unit at ICA | 03/22/2023 | ||
State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Industrial Commission of Arizona would be required to create a unit to investigate workers’ compensation fraud, under a bill moving through the Legislature. ...Read More | |||
Labor Law Claim by Worker Who Stepped in Hole Dismissed | 03/20/2023 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall after he stepped into a hole in the floor. ...Read More | |||
Lawmaker Proposes Attorney Fee Task Force | 03/16/2023 | ||
State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
New Mexico state Rep. Pamelya Herndon is proposing that the Workers’ Compensation Administration convene a task force to study the impact of attorney fees and attorney fee caps on the state’s comp system. ...Read More | |||