Workers' Compensation News
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Bill Amended to Transfer Oversight of CURES to Pharmacy Board | 04/25/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Board of Pharmacy would oversee the state’s prescription drug-monitoring database, under a recently amended bill. ...Read More | |||
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Business Owner Owes BWC $100,000 for Fraud | 04/25/2022 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced that a man who failed to disclose he was the owner of a company while receiving temporary disability benefits was ordered to pay $100,000 in restitution. ...Read More | |||
| Bill Would Provide Comp for 9/11 Recovery Workers | 04/21/2022 | ||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A bill introduced in the New York State Legislature on Tuesday would provide workers’ compensation coverage for any illness or death incurred as a result of an individual’s participation in the 9/11 World Trade Center rescue, recovery and cleanup operations. ...Read More | |||
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Ballclubs: WCAB Jurisdiction Over Out-of-State Players' Claims Unconstitutional | 04/11/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Although California lawmakers attempted to limit situations in which athletes for out-of-state teams can file comp claims in the Golden State, ballclubs from Ohio and Georgia are asking a federal court to intervene and shut down two pending claims filed last year. ...Read More | |||
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Bill to Boost Benefits by Gender Pay Disparity Set for Hearing | 04/08/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California lawmakers are scheduled to hear testimony on a bill that would require boosting workers’ compensation benefits by the difference in wages paid to men and women. ...Read More | |||
| Bill Would Nearly Triple Maximum Disfigurement Benefit | 04/07/2022 | ||
| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A bill introduced in the Massachusetts House of Representatives would nearly triple the maximum benefit paid to injured workers for bodily disfigurement. ...Read More | |||
| Bill Would Make Comp Retaliation a Presumed Violation | 04/06/2022 | ||
| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Massachusetts employers that fire or discriminate against a worker within 90 days of his filing a workers’ compensation claim would be presumed to be in violation of the state’s anti-retaliation law, under recently introduced legislation. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Symposium Opens Thursday | 04/06/2022 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation will open its annual Medical & Health Symposium Thursday. The three-day event features educational...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Allow Governor to Name Agency to Manage CURES Database | 04/01/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California lawmakers are considering legislation that would require Gov. Gavin Newsom to designate a new agency to manage the state’s prescription drug monitoring database. ...Read More | |||
| Bill Seeks to Eliminate Penalties on Payment Notices | 04/01/2022 | ||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A bill introduced in the New York state Senate would eliminate penalties assessed against employers or insurers for not complying with certain notice requirements relating to payment and cessation of compensation in select circumstances. ...Read More | |||
