Workers' Compensation News
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Governor Signs Firefighter, Carroll County Presumption Bills | 04/30/2026 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed bills that aim to make it easier for specified first responders to receive workers' compensation benefits for heart disease and hypertension. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Bill Giving Employers More Control Over Cannabis Policies | 04/21/2026 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill giving employers more control over their workplace drug policies. Oklahoma law prohibits...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Bill to Create Heat Protections | 04/20/2026 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed companion bills that will add Virginia to the growing list of states with specific, enforceable workplace heat standards on the books. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Experience Rating, Claimant Privacy Bill | 04/20/2026 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen enacted a bill addressing experience rating credits and the confidentiality of injured workers' names and contact information. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Attaches DWC to Own Office | 04/13/2026 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear removed the Department of Workers' Claims from the Education and Labor Cabinet and administratively attached the agency to the governor's office. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Expands Treatment Authority for PAs, NPs | 04/09/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed a bill giving nurse practitioners and physician associates the same treatment authority in the workers' compensation system as physicians and surgeons. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Bill Creating Parkinson's Presumption | 04/08/2026 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill creating a presumption that Parkinson's disease arose from employment for firefighters. The governor on ...Read More | |||
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General Assembly Passes Bills to Expand Presumptions | 04/07/2026 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Maryland General Assembly on Monday passed bills that would expand the hypertension presumption for firefighters and extend heart disease and hypertension presumptions to correctional officers in another county. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Bill Modifying Benefit Calculation | 04/03/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek enacted a bill to create a tiered structure for temporary total and permanent total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Reform Bill | 03/31/2026 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Monday signed a multifaceted workers' compensation reform bill increasing benefits, expanding coverage for first responder mental health claims and boosting penalties for businesses that operate without insurance. ...Read More | |||
