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Bill Would Authorize Stop-Work Orders for Uninsured Employers 05/21/2024
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
New York employers that knowingly fail to provide workers’ compensation coverage would be subject to stop-work orders, under a bill introduced in the state Senate. ...Read More
 
 

Bill Would Increase Cap on Contingency Fee 05/20/2024
State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
New Jersey lawmakers are considering raising fees for attorneys who represent injured workers. The Senate last week voted 27-9 to pass bill ...Read More
 
 

Business Owner Accused of $236,515 Premium Fraud Scheme 04/10/2024
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Nassau County District Attorney’s Office charged a contractor with fraud for allegedly underreporting payroll to reduce his workers’ compensation premiums by $236,515. ...Read More
 
 

Bill Would Require PTSD Coverage for First Responders, Allow Use of Ecstasy 04/03/2024
State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
Workers’ compensation could buy ecstasy for first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves the use of the drug before the end of 2025, under a bill moving through the Arizona Legislature. ...Read More
 
 

Bills Propose Penalty for Unreasonable Denial, Presumption of Compensability After 90 Days 03/27/2024
State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
Louisiana lawmakers have introduced bills that would presume that claims are compensable if they haven’t been denied within three months, and to allow employers to seek penalties and attorney fees when they have to recover health care payments after a work comp claim is unreasonably denied....Read More
 
 

Bill Would Prohibit Raising Causation as Defense for First Time in Treatment Dispute Appeal 03/26/2024
State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
Louisiana employers would not be allowed to challenge causation or compensability for the first time during the appeal of a treatment dispute determination, under a bill introduced Monday. ...Read More
 
 

Board Upholds Dismissal of Worker's Claim as Time-Barred 03/22/2024
State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board upheld the dismissal of a worker’s claim as time-barred. Case: Alle...Read More
 
 

Bill Would Mandate 10 Days of Paid Time Off for Workers With COVID Symptoms 03/13/2024
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
A California lawmaker introduced legislation that would require employers to ensure that some workers who test positive for COVID-19 are excluded from the workplace for at least 10 days under the threat of civil fines for safety violations. ...Read More
 
 

Bill Would Revise Criteria to Serve on WCC 03/01/2024
State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
Legislation that would revise the criteria for serving on the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission is moving through the state Senate. ...Read More
 
 

Business Owner Arrested on Quarter-Million Premium Fraud Charge 02/29/2024
State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
Authorities in Florida said the owner of American Iron Group Corp. was arrested Wednesday on felony charges for allegedly concealing his true payroll to reduce his workers’ compensation premiums by more than $250,000. ...Read More
 
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