Workers' Compensation News
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Bill Seeks to Further Define First-Responder Mental Injuries | 01/09/2023 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Nebraska lawmakers will consider amending the state’s workers' compensation law to include mental injuries for first responders who experience workplace violence. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Opens Registration for Workplace Safety and Health Conference | 01/05/2023 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation opened registration for the 2023 Ohio Safety Congress & Expo, being held March 8-10 in Columbus. ...Read More | |||
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Board Decision Preserves Worker's Ability to Bring Occupational Disease Claim | 12/21/2022 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that a footnote in a Workers’ Compensation Board decision preserved the ability of a worker to bring an occupational disease claim. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Create Uniform Worker Classification Act | 12/15/2022 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| Oklahoma workers would be classified as employees unless they meet certain conditions under a bill filed ahead of the 2023 legislative session. ...Read More | |||
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Briefing Deficiencies, Preservation Issues Result in Dismissal of Worker's Appeal | 12/14/2022 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals threw out an injured worker’s challenge to a finding that her post-injury misconduct forfeited her entitlement to temporary total disability benefits due to deficiencies in her brief and preservation issues. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Expand Cancer Presumptions for First Responders | 12/08/2022 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A bill to expand the presumption of compensability for several types of cancers in certain first responders has been introduced in the Virginia General Assembly. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Give Insurers 60 Days to Deny Public Safety Comp Claims | 12/05/2022 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A bill pre-filed with the Texas Legislature would give insurers 60 days to contest or deny a workers’ compensation claim for certain public safety employees before forfeiting the right to litigate. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Proposes Comp Requirement for Contractors | 11/29/2022 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Texas contractors and subcontractors would be required to provide workers’ compensation coverage for each of their employees, under legislation filed ahead of the 2023 session. ...Read More | |||
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BWC: Woman Ordered to Pay $17,144 in Restitution | 11/22/2022 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced that a woman who worked for seven employers over a two-year period during which she was receiving disability benefits was ordered to pay $17,144 in restitution. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Offers Grant to Improve Employee Safety | 11/21/2022 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Ohio businesses are eligible to receive grant money for the purchase of equipment to protect their employees. The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compen...Read More | |||
