Workers' Compensation News
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School Worker COVID Bill Clears First Hurdle
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04/22/2024
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A committee in the California Assembly unanimously passed a bill that would direct schools to continue paying those who are excluded from the workplace due to COVID-19.
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Supreme Court Upholds Award to Social Worker for PTSD
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04/19/2024
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State: MN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Minnesota Supreme Court upheld an award of benefits to a social worker for post-traumatic stress disorder and clarified that comp judges may review the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders criteria when considering the persuasiveness of expert reports, but they can't make...Read More
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State Joins Texas in Prohibiting Local Workplace Safety Rules
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04/16/2024
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed a bill that prevents cities and counties from forcing private employers to do anything beyond what the federal government requires to protect their workers from heat injuries.
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Senate Committee Hears Comp Bills Today
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04/10/2024
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Members of the California Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee are scheduled to hear testimony today on bills that would create a presumption that heat-related injuries are compensable for farmworkers and would authorize temporary disability benefits when people miss work for ...Read More
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Supreme Court Says Man Has Schedule Injuries
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04/02/2024
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State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer
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The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s right shoulder and arm injuries are compensable, but they should not have been treated as nonschedule injuries.
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