Workers' Compensation News
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Bills Passed to Move Comp Court, Clarify Coverage in Employer Vehicle | 02/26/2025 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Montana lawmakers took the first step toward transferring the state's work comp court from the executive branch to the judiciary, with a policy committee unanimously passing the bill Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
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Bills Propose San Joaquin MPN, Ag Worker Heat Presumption | 02/25/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Bills introduced ahead of Friday's filing deadline for the 2025 legislative session include familiar proposals to create a state-run medical provider network and enact a heat injury presumption for agricultural workers. ...Read More | |||
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Bills Address Fee Schedules, Wage Calculations and Presumptions | 02/24/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California lawmakers introduced bills that would require biennial adjustments to the Medical-Legal Fee Schedule and annual cost-of-living increases in wages used to calculate permanent partial disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Cut Training Requirement for Agents and Brokers | 02/21/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California lawmaker introduced legislation that would nearly cut in half the duration of training that agents and brokers must complete to receive a license. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Enhance First Responder Death Benefits | 02/20/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California lawmaker introduced legislation that would enhance first responder death benefits by extending the time that employers are required to provide health benefits for minor dependents by five years. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Move Comp Court to Judiciary | 02/20/2025 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Montana lawmaker introduced legislation that would move the Workers' Compensation Court from the executive branch to the judicial branch. T...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Let Labor Commission Set Hospital Fees | 02/18/2025 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Utah Senate unanimously passed a bill that would allow the Labor Commission to adopt a fee schedule for hospital services. The Senate...Read More | |||
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Bills Would Reduce Injury Reporting Requirements, Remove AWW Cap on Benefits | 02/13/2025 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Montana lawmakers introduced bills that would reduce the frequency with which carriers must report benefit payments and remove the average weekly wage cap on benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Restore Manicurist Exemption From Employee Status Test | 02/12/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California lawmaker introduced legislation to restore licensed manicurists' exemption from statutory tests of employee status. Assemblymembe...Read More | |||
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Bill Proposal Would Exempt Contractors Without Employees, Prior Violations From Comp Mandate | 02/11/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California lawmaker introduced legislation that would allow contractors without employees and those that haven't previously been cited to operate without obtaining workers' compensation coverage. ...Read More | |||
