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Benefits Claim Reinstated for Ex-Deputy With Multiple Amputations 07/02/2025
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit revived a former deputy sheriff’s claim for benefits under the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Act, finding that the Bureau of Justice Assistance had a duty to secure records from the jails at which he worked to determine whether...Read More
 
 

Bill to Classify Maintenance Taxes as Surcharges Heads to Governor 05/27/2025
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
Texas lawmakers sent the governor a bill that aims to alleviate the problem of retaliatory taxes levied on insurance carriers domiciled in the state by reclassifying some taxes as surcharges. ...Read More
 
 

Bill Authorizing Case Management Services, New Late Payment Penalties Heads to Governor 05/27/2025
State: VT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Vermont General Assembly last week delivered to the governor a bill that would allow injured workers to request medical case management services, and it would create new penalties for late benefit payments. ...Read More
 
 

Bakery to Pay $180,000 for Unabated Hazards 05/23/2025
State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced that a commercial bakery in New Jersey agreed to pay $180,000 in penalties to resolve litigation over failure to abate hazards cited during an inspection. ...Read More
 
 

Budget Bill Includes Last-Minute Amendment to Address Gardner Decision 05/20/2025
State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
Connecticut lawmakers on Monday adopted amendments to a budget bill to address a high court decision from March allowing judges to award temporary disability benefits after a worker reaches maximum medical improvement. ...Read More
 
 

Bill Would Create Fraud Assessment Commission 05/16/2025
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A New York lawmaker introduced a bill that would create a workers’ compensation fraud assessment commission to provide funding for investigations and prosecutions. ...Read More
 
 

Business Owner Sentenced to Jail for Insurance Fraud, Tax Evasion 04/28/2025
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
A woman who pleaded no contest to insurance fraud and tax evasion will serve time behind bars and pay more than $1.4 million in restitution, according to the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office. ...Read More
 
 

Bill Allowing Employers to Post Notices Online Heads to Governor 04/11/2025
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer
A bill that would allow Ohio employers to post certain workplace notices on their company websites is heading to the governor. Employers in Ohio ...Read More
 
 

Bill Seeks to Address Understaffing at Cal/OSHA 04/03/2025
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
A California lawmaker introduced legislation that seeks to address the shortage in the Division of Occupational Safety and Health's enforcement division. ...Read More
 
 

Bill Proposes Med-Legal Templates 03/26/2025
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
A California lawmaker is proposing that the Division of Workers' Compensation create templates for medical-legal communications and reports. ...Read More
 
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