Workers' Compensation News
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Lawmaker Proposes Anti-Discrimination Bill
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01/12/2024
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State: RI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Rhode Island lawmaker introduced a bill that would prohibit employers and their agents from taking adverse action against an employee who exercised a right relating to a workers’ compensation claim.
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Lawmaker Seeks Annual Report on Claim Stats
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01/03/2024
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A New York lawmaker is proposing to require the Workers’ Compensation Board to file annual reports with detailed claim statistics, starting in February 2025.
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Labor Department Reports Drop in Work Fatalities
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01/02/2024
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State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported that the 89 fatal occupational injuries recorded in 2022 represent a 7.3% decrease compared to the 96 in 2021.
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L&I Updates Process Safety Management Rules for Petroleum Refineries
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12/29/2023
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer
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The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries on Thursday said it filed a formal update to workplace safety rules that aim to prevent catastrophic events such as the explosion at the Tesoro refinery that killed seven workers in 2010 and the Equilon refinery explosion that killed six in ...Read More
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L&I Adopts PTSD Rule for Nurses
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12/26/2023
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries adopted rules that take effect next year providing presumptive coverage for post-traumatic stress disorder as an occupational disease for direct care registered nurses.
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Lawmakers Raise Concern About Federal Comp Program
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12/11/2023
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A group of federal lawmakers from Iowa and Illinois are asking the Department of Labor to answer questions about how it plans to encourage more providers to treat injured workers.
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L&I: Comp Rates Going Up 4.9%
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12/04/2023
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Vendor
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The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries announced a 4.9% increase in average workers’ compensation rates for 2024.
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