Workers' Compensation News
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Bill Would Expand AI Disclosure Requirements | 03/24/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California lawmaker introduced legislation that would modify what employers are required to disclose about their use of artificial intelligence for workplace sur...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Require Attestation of Applicant for Zero-Exposure Policies | 03/24/2026 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arizona state House of Representatives on Monday passed a bill that would require insurers issuing zero estimated exposure policies to include a statement from the applicant attesting to the accuracy of the information provided to secure coverage. ...Read More | |||
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Bills to Expand Presumptions Pass First Chamber | 03/24/2026 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| Bills that would expand Maryland's hypertension presumption for firefighters and extend the heart disease and hypertension presumption to correctional officers in another county are moving through the General Assembly. ...Read More | |||
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Board Approves Pinnacol Privatization Initiative | 03/20/2026 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A ballot initiative proposing to privatize Pinnacol Assurance is poised to go before Colorado voters. The Colorado Title Board on Wednesday voted ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Shift Serious Injury, Fatality Probes to Prosecutors From Cal/OSHA | 03/18/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Prosecutors would be the lead investigators for accidents resulting in serious injury or death, while the agency commonly known as Cal/OSHA would continue to collect reports and assist, under a recently amended bill. ...Read More | |||
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Bills Codifying Comp Coverage for Medical Cannabis Reintroduced | 03/18/2026 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| New Jersey lawmakers have reintroduced legislation that would codify the requirement for workers' compensation to cover costs associated with the medical use of cannabis. ...Read More | |||
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Business Owner Accused of Operating Without Coverage | 03/17/2026 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice announced that the owner of a janitorial company was arrested and charged with failing to carry workers' compensation insurance for his employees. ...Read More | |||
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Bills Would Nix Advisory Council, Reimbursement Caps on Imaging | 03/13/2026 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| Bills that would eliminate the Advisory Council on Workers' Compensation and a cap on reimbursement rates for certain imaging services are moving through the Oklahoma Legislature. ...Read More | |||
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Board Pulls Authorization for Pinnacol Privatization Initiative | 03/12/2026 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Colorado officials pulled their approval for a ballot initiative to convert Pinnacol Assurance into a private, mutual carrier after finding the proposal violates the requirement that statutory propositions be limited to a single subject. ...Read More | |||
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Board Doesn't Abuse Discretion in Denying Worker's Application for Reconsideration | 03/12/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a determination that the Workers’ Compensation Board did not abuse its discretion in denying a worker’s application for reconsideration and/or full board review. ...Read More | |||
