Workers' Compensation News
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Governor Signs Bill Extending COVID-19 Presumption | 03/02/2021 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill extending through the end of June a presumption that COVID-19 is compensable for first responders and other frontline workers. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Extends Session, Giving More Time on Pending Comp Bills | 02/10/2021 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Virginia lawmakers have two more weeks to consider eight workers' compensation bills that passed one chamber before the regular session ended this week. ...Read More | |||
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Gov. Signs Bill That Moves $145 Million From Comp Fund to Hospitality Relief | 02/09/2021 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law a bill that will use $145 million from the state’s Workers' Compensation Security Fund to help the state's hospitality employers recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, the ...Read More | |||
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Governor Approves Extending COVID-19 Presumption | 02/05/2021 | |
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| State: VT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The presumption that COVID-19 is compensable for frontline workers in Vermont will remain in effect until 30 days after the state lifts its emergency declaration. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Announces Appointments to Workers' Compensation Board of Magistrates | 02/02/2021 | |
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| State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced seven appointments to the Workers’ Compensation Board of Magistrates. The board is an autonomo...Read More | |||
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Genex: Communication, Safety Among Top Factors for Injured Workers | 02/02/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Genex said communication and safety were among the top five factors that injured workers identified during a 2020 patient satisfaction survey as important in meeting recovery goals. ...Read More | |||
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Grand Juries Indict Health Care Employers Over Alleged Anti-Competitive Labor Schemes | 02/01/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Federal grand juries have issued two indictments against health care employers: one for allegedly colluding with competitors to prevent employees from seeking jobs elsewhere and another for allegedly conspiring to lower physical therapists’ wages, the U.S. Department of Justice said....Read More | |||
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Gilson Daub Announces Four New Partners | 01/22/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers’ compensation defense firm Gilson Daub announced the promotions of Alex Chien, Adrianna Maldonado, Nicholas Rosen and Matthew Smith. ...Read More | |||
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General Assembly Passes Bill to Extend COVID Presumption | 01/14/2021 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois General Assembly passed a measure that would extend until June 30 the presumption that COVID-19 is a compensable occupational disease for specified workers. ...Read More | |||
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Gov. Enacts PTSD Fund Bill | 01/14/2021 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed into law a measure creating a fund to pay for benefits when public safety officers are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. ...Read More | |||
