Workers' Compensation News
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Bill Would Prohibit Using Positive THC Test in Employment Decisions | 03/02/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California employers would be prohibited from making certain employment decisions based on the fact that a person tested positive for the psychoactive component in cannabis. ...Read More | |||
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Bill to Force PEOs to Cover More Workers Filed Ahead of Session's Start | 03/01/2021 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Florida Legislature convenes Tuesday and the workers' compensation bill that seems to be gaining the most attention is one that would force employee leasing companies to cover workers they may not know are on the job. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Announces 7.1% Rate Reduction | 03/01/2021 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation on Friday announced that its board of directors approved a net 7.1% reduction in employer rates and assessments that takes effect at the start of the 2021 policy year on July 1. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Proposes to Prohibit Discrimination in Apportionment | 02/25/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill introduced in the California Legislature would prohibit considering race, religion, sexual orientation and other protected classes when determining a percentage of permanent disability. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Prohibit MSF From Paying Dividends | 02/25/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: MT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A bill introduced in the Montana Legislature would preclude the state’s largest workers’ compensation carrier from paying dividends and instead require it to hold surpluses in a trust. ...Read More | |||
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Bills Would Create Statewide Provider Network, Tweak MPN Rules, Require Annual MLFS Updates | 02/24/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A group of workers’ compensation bills introduced in the California Legislature this month would create a statewide medical provider network, impose new rules on networks and require the medical-legal fee schedule to be updated at least once a year. ...Read More | |||
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Board Moves to Electronic Submission of Comp Coverage | 02/23/2021 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Indiana employers may now submit workers' compensation coverage forms online, and paper forms will soon be barred, the state's Workers' Compensation Board announced. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Mandate Comp Coverage for Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities | 02/22/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Businesses operating alcohol or drug abuse recovery and treatment facilities in California would be required to carry workers’ compensation coverage, under a recently introduced bill. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Extend Salary Continuation Benefits to State Firefighters | 02/19/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Firefighters employed by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection would be eligible for up to one year of salary continuation pay in lieu of temporary disability benefits, under a recently introduced bill. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Extending Deadline for Mental Health Group Report Heads to Governor's Desk | 02/19/2021 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Utah Senate voted 26-0 on Thursday in favor of a measure that would extend the deadline for the final report from a task force that studies the compensability of mental health claims for first responders. ...Read More | |||
