Workers' Compensation News
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Assembly Passes E-Signature Bill | 05/06/2024 | |
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| The California Assembly unanimously passed a bill that would treat electronic signatures the same as traditional wet signatures for Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board proceedings. ...Read More | |||
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AP Sources: DEA to Reclassify Cannabis as Schedule III Controlled Substance | 05/01/2024 | |
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| The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is reportedly planning to reclassify cannabis as a Schedule III controlled substance, according to an Associated Press story ...Read More | |||
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Assembly Approves Bill to Add Right to Attorney to Workplace Posters | 04/29/2024 | |
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| The California Assembly unanimously approved a bill that would require employers to notify workers that they have a right to consult an attorney to discuss workplace injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Appropriations Committee Passes E-Signature Bill | 04/26/2024 | |
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| The California Assembly Appropriations Committee unanimously passed a bill that would allow electronic signatures in proceedings before the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. ...Read More | |||
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Appropriations Committee Places TD Bills on Suspense File | 04/24/2024 | |
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| The California Senate Appropriations Committee put a temporary hold on two bills that would authorize temporary disability benefits for attending medical appointments and for successfully challenging the denial of a request for authorization. ...Read More | |||
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Appropriations Committee Schedules Hearing on E-Signature Bill | 04/22/2024 | |
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| The California Assembly Appropriations Committee scheduled a Wednesday hearing for a bill that would allow electronic signatures in proceedings before the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. ...Read More | |||
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Adult Children of Fatally Injured Worker Aren't Constitutionally Guaranteed Remedy for Loss | 04/15/2024 | |
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| The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a civil suit against a fatally injured worker’s employer, ruling that the state Constitution does not guarantee a remedy for the worker’s adult children for the loss of their mother’s companionship. ...Read More | |||
| Amended Premium Credit Bill Heading to Governor | 04/05/2024 | ||
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| The Arizona House of Representatives on Thursday unanimously concurred in amendments made to a bill authorizing carriers to offer some policyholders a discount for belonging to a trade association, clearing the way for the bill to be sent to the governor. ...Read More | |||
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Amendments Limit COVID Bill to School Workers, Revise Poster Requirements | 04/03/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill proposing to require employers to ensure that workers who test positive for COVID-19 are excluded from the workplace was amended to apply only to California school employees. ...Read More | |||
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Amended Bill Would Tap Revolving Fund to Pay for Heat Injury Presumption | 03/26/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A one-time transfer of $5 million from the Workers’ Compensation Administration Revolving Fund would be used to establish an account to cover administrative costs associated with a proposed heat injury presumption for California farmworkers, under a recently amended bill. ...Read More | |||
