Workers' Compensation News
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Benefits Increasing 3.89% Oct. 1 | 09/26/2023 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry announced that benefits will be increasing 3.89%, effective Oct. 1, because of an increase in the state’s average weekly wage. ...Read More | |||
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Bill to Extend TD for Medical Dispute Resolution Heads to Governor | 09/14/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California lawmakers voted to send Gov. Gavin Newsom a bill that would create a three-year period during which temporary disability paid while an injured worker successfully challenges a utilization review denial would not count toward the aggregate cap on benefits. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Awards $5 Million in Grants for Safety Projects | 09/11/2023 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation on Friday announced it awarded $5 million in grants for workplace safety projects. The second round of ...Read More | |||
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Building Inspector Fails to Assert Viable Labor Law Claim for Fall | 09/05/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a building inspector could not assert a viable Labor Law claim for his alleged injuries from a fall at a construction site. ...Read More | |||
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Bill to Mandate In-State Licensing for UR Docs Sent to 'Inactive File' | 08/30/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California lawmaker moved to the Assembly’s “inactive file” a bill that would require some doctors performing utilization review to be licensed in the state. ...Read More | |||
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BLS: Fatal Injuries for Ag Workers Lowest Since 2013 | 08/29/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Monday said agricultural worker fatalities fell 10% in 2021 to the lowest number since 2013. BLS reported ...Read More | |||
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BWC Proposes Amendments to Medical Impairment Rating Registry Rules | 08/23/2023 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation is holding a hearing Sept. 18 on proposed amendments to the rules for its medical impairment rating registry program. ...Read More | |||
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Biden Announces Heat Safety Actions | 07/28/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| President Joe Biden on Thursday outlined steps his administration is taking to address the consequences of extreme heat, including targeted inspections of industries where workers are at increased risk of heat exposure and the adoption of federal heat-related protections. ...Read More | |||
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BWC: Plumber Owes $42,000 for Comp Fraud | 07/10/2023 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A plumber convicted of working two jobs while receiving benefits was ordered to pay $42,000 in restitution to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Transitional Work Program Increases Grants for Employers | 07/05/2023 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation last week announced that it is increasing grants employers can use to get injured workers back to work as quickly as possible. ...Read More | |||
