Workers' Compensation News
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Board Adopts Formulary Update; Stakeholder Asks Why Some Cancer Drugs Allowed, Others Not | 02/25/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New York State Workers' Compensation Board has formally adopted updates to the drug formulary, the board announced last week. ...Read More | |||
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Businesses Owe $800,000 After Pleading Guilty to Avoiding Comp Insurance | 02/25/2020 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Three Ohio businessmen must pay more than $800,000 in back premiums and penalties after they pleaded guilty to shirking workers' compensation insurance. ...Read More | |||
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Bills Propose Expanding PTSD, Skin Cancer Presumptions | 02/24/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers for the California Department of State Hospitals would be eligible for a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is a compensable condition, while peace officers employed by the Department of Fish and Wildlife would be covered by a skin cancer presumption, under recently introduce...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Change Experience Requirements and Salaries for Comp Commissioners | 02/24/2020 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Illinois workers' compensation commissioners would, for the first time, have to be licensed attorneys, according to a bill that would make a number of changes to the state's system of commissioners and arbitrators. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Mean Medical Records Could Be Sent Electronically | 02/21/2020 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Workers' compensation bills aren't getting much attention in the Florida Legislature this year, but one measure that doesn't mention comp at all could save money for injured workers. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Expand CIGA Coverage for Comp Claims | 02/20/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Insurance Guarantee Association would cover benefits provided under the workers’ compensation laws of another state, under recently introduced legislation. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Names Primary Care Physician as Chief Medical Officer | 02/19/2020 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation on Tuesday named Dr. Bradley J. Lewis as the agency’s chief medical officer. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Provide Portable Benefits to Gig Workers — at a Cost to Employers | 02/19/2020 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A bill now in a Senate committee would provide portable benefits, including workers' compensation coverage, under a plan not unlike New York's Black Car Fund or federal Social Security. ...Read More | |||
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Bills Would Allow PTSD Claims by First Responders | 02/18/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Bills introduced in Alabama and South Carolina would allow first responders in both states to receive workers’ compensation benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Proposes Premium Credit for Employers in Good Standing | 02/13/2020 | |
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| State: WY | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Wyoming employers that made all required workers’ compensation payments in 2019 would qualify for a credit toward 2020 premiums, under recently introduced legislation. ...Read More | |||
