Workers' Compensation News
Bill Would Adopt ABC Test for Work Comp | 01/25/2024 | ||
State: RI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
Legislation introduced in Rhode Island would require using what’s commonly referred to as the “ABC test” to determine whether someone is an employee and eligible for workers’ compensation benefits, among other things. ...Read More | |||
Bill Proposes to Double Benefits for Injuries Tied to Safety Violations | 01/25/2024 | ||
State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
Iowa workers who are injured as a result of workplace safety violations would receive a 100% increase in benefits, under legislation introduced Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
Bill Would Require Notices About Workers' Rights to Consult Comp Attorney | 01/24/2024 | ||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Notices that California employers are required to post in a conspicuous location frequented by employees would be required to reference the right to consult an attorney, under a new bill. ...Read More | |||
Bills Address PTSD Benefits, Rulemaking Requirements | 01/24/2024 | ||
State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
Virginia lawmakers have introduced bills that would eliminate a cap on benefits provided to first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder and exempt the Workers’ Compensation Commission from some formal rulemaking requirements. ...Read More | |||
Bill Would Apply One-Year Limit on Provider Payment Disputes to All Claims | 01/23/2024 | ||
State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Virginia employers and work comp carriers would have one year to seek recovery of payments to health care providers regardless of the date payment was made, under legislation moving through the General Assembly. ...Read More | |||
Bill Would Require Comp Hearings in County Seat | 01/12/2024 | ||
State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
A South Carolina senator introduced legislation that would require workers’ compensation hearings to be held in county seats. Current law re...Read More | |||
BWC Holding Educational Conference June 12-14 | 01/12/2024 | ||
State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
The Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced that its 2024 Educational Conference will be June 12-14 in Murfreesboro. Th...Read More | |||
Bills Would Increase Fine for Failure to Insure, Create PTSD Presumption | 01/11/2024 | ||
State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Maryland lawmakers have introduced a measure to increase the penalty for employers that fail to secure workers’ compensation coverage, and a bill to create a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is compensable for certain first responders. ...Read More | |||
Bill Would Require Hearing to Close Case, Stenographic Records of Proceedings | 01/11/2024 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
New York lawmakers introduced legislation that would require hearings before any final decision to close a case. Bills introduced in the Senat...Read More | |||
Bill Would Create Presumption for 9/11 Workers | 01/11/2024 | ||
State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
Legislation introduced in New Jersey would create a presumption of compensability for some injuries or illnesses first responders suffered while responding to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. ...Read More | |||