Workers' Compensation News
Bill Would Nix Experience Rating Requirement From Contracts | 01/09/2024 | ||
State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
Indiana government agencies would be precluded from specifying minimum experience ratings when soliciting bids or entering into contracts, under legislation introduced Monday. ...Read More | |||
Bills Would Create, Modify Presumptions | 01/09/2024 | ||
State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Bills introduced Monday before the legislative session starting Jan. 16 would create a new presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is compensable for first responders in Alaska and would modify qualifying criteria for a current firefighter presumption. ...Read More | |||
Bill Would Create Presumption That Infertility Is Compensable for Firefighters | 01/08/2024 | ||
State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
Virginia firefighters who are unable to have a child after trying for a year would be presumed to have become infertile in the course and scope of their employment under a bill filed in advance of the session starting Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
Bills Propose New Definition of Compensable Injury, Higher Penalty for Safety Violations | 01/05/2024 | ||
State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
Missouri lawmakers introduced bills that would revise the definition of what constitutes a compensable injury and increase the benefit enhancement when an employer’s failure to follow safety standards results in an injury. ...Read More | |||
Bill Would Shorten Disability Duration Needed for Benefits | 01/04/2024 | ||
State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A bill introduced in Washington state would cut in half the disability duration needed to qualify for workers’ compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
Bill Would Add Marijuana to Intoxication Statute | 01/04/2024 | ||
State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A Missouri lawmaker introduced legislation that would make clear that workers injured while under the influence of cannabis risk losing workers’ compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
Bill Would Provide PTSD Coverage to Dispatchers | 12/29/2023 | ||
State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A Virginia lawmaker is making another run at providing workers’ compensation coverage for emergency dispatchers who have post-traumatic stress disorder. ...Read More | |||
Bills Address Claims Court, First Responder Benefits, Firefighter Risk Pool | 12/27/2023 | ||
State: OK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
Oklahoma lawmakers filed bills ahead of the 2024 legislative session that would establish a venue for legacy claims within the Court of Civil Appeals and transfer the volunteer firefighter risk pool to the state. ...Read More | |||
BWC: $15 Million in Grants Available for Safety Projects | 12/18/2023 | ||
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation on Friday announced that $15 million is available in grant funds for the research and development of personal protective equipment and protective technology to improve workplace safety. ...Read More | |||
Board Must Reconsider Benefits Entitlement for Worker Traumatized by Death Threats | 12/11/2023 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A New York appellate court ordered the Workers’ Compensation Board to revisit a transit worker’s entitlement to benefits for post-traumatic stress following a confrontation with an emotionally disturbed person who threatened to kill her. ...Read More | |||