This Year's Crop of Comp Laws All Over the Map

The state of Virginia enacted two pieces of workers’ compensation legislation this year: House Bill 378, which requires the implementation of a workers’ compensation medical fee schedule by Jan. 1, 2018; and HB 44, which creates a presumption of compensability for cases in which a worker dies from an industrial accident. Those are just two of dozens of workers’ compensation bills passed across the country in 2016. But those looking for patterns among the enacted legislation might be left scratching their heads, according to Todd Brown, practice leader for compliance and ...