Workers' Compensation News
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L&I: Refinery Workers Gain Protection in Proposed Rule Update
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06/26/2023
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Washington's State Department of Labor & Industries proposes updated workplace safety rules for petroleum refineries to prevent disasters like the 2010 explosion that killed seven workers at the former Tesoro refinery in Anacortes.
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Legislature Passes PTSD Bill
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06/05/2023
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State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer
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The Connecticut General Assembly passed a bill that would make it possible for all workers to receive benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder.
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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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