Workers' Compensation News
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Bills Target Sovereign Immunity Defenses for Government Employers
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02/01/2017
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By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter)
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State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Employer
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The author of a bill that would prohibit government entities from claiming sovereign immunity when sued by first responders for violating workers’ compensation and retaliation laws said he is optimistic the measure will pass this session.
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Bill Would Notify All Lawyers of Fee Division
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02/01/2017
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State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Under legislation first read in the North Carolina House of Representatives on Monday, the state's Industrial Commission would have to notify all the lawyers who represented an injured worker when it approves attorney's fees.
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Bill to Allow First Responders to Collect Benefits for PTSD Introduced
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01/31/2017
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A Florida state senator's bill would allow first responders to collect workers' compensation benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder without an accompanying physical injury if they could prove through clear and convincing medical evidence that they have the disorder.
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Bills Would Change Nominating Committee, Causation Standard
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01/31/2017
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Source: Emily Brill (Reporter)
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State: KS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A workers' compensation reform bill under consideration in Kansas would change the makeup of a committee that nominates workers' compensation judges in response to criticism that it is stacked in favor of business interests.
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Baker and Parisotto Seek Collaboration to Carry Out Reforms
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01/30/2017
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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CSAN DIEGO — Tensions ran high at the California Applicants' Attorneys Association 2017 winter convention on Friday when the administrators of the state comp system faced a packed ballroom to discuss their efforts at implementing the latest round of statutory directives from the Le...Read More
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Bill, Postponed for a Vote, Would End Disability for Pro Athletes at Age 35
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01/27/2017
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By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter)
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State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Illinois Legislature has put off a vote to reform the state's workers’ compensation system until at least the second week in February after senators adjourned Thursday without passing a 13-bill package aimed at ending the nation’s longest budget impasse.
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Bill Would Create Uninsured Employer Fund
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01/27/2017
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State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Colorado lawmaker is proposing to create a fund to pay medical and indemnity benefits owed to injured workers whose employers were illegally operating without workers’ compensation coverage.
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