Workers' Compensation News
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Governor Signs Bill Allowing Mental Stress Claims by First Responders | 04/01/2020 | |
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| State: WY | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| First responders in Wyoming will be allowed to file claims for mental stress without having an accompanying physical injury, under legislation enacted by Gov. Matt Mead. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Approves Lower Intoxication Threshold, Appeals Board Alternates | 04/01/2020 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Utah Gov. Gary Herbert enacted legislation that will lower the threshold for presuming intoxication was the major contributing cause of a workplace injury, as well as allow the appointment of alternate members to the Labor Commission Appeals Board. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Approves Suspension of Required Medical Exams During Crisis | 03/30/2020 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In keeping with his declaration of a statewide public health disaster, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has approved a request to suspend required medical exams for injured workers, the latest order of several that have slowed the state workers' compensation system to a crawl. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Premium Credit Bill | 03/30/2020 | |
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| State: WY | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon signed into law a bill that’s projected to return about $16.4 million to 2019 policyholders in good standing with the Workers’ Compensation Division. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Orders Comp Coverage for Sick, Quarantined First Responders and Med Workers | 03/27/2020 | |
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| State: ND | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum signed an executive order Wednesday providing indemnity and medical benefits to first responders, law officers and medical workers who are diagnosed with COVID-19. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Law Requiring Benefits Reports, New Vision Loss Method | 03/25/2020 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb has signed into law a bill that will help ensure faster payments of benefits and will change the method of determining benefits for vision loss. ...Read More | |||
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Gov. Newsom Appoints New Director, General Counsel to DIR | 03/11/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed two new officials to the state’s Department of Industrial Relations, according to a news release from his office. ...Read More | |||
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Girlfriend Does Not Qualify as Dependent Entitled to Death Benefits | 03/09/2020 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s on-again, off-again girlfriend did not qualify as a dependent entitled to workers’ compensation benefits after his death. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Names Acting Commissioner for Labor Department | 03/06/2020 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Montana Gov. Steve Bullock on Thursday appointed Brenda Nordlund as acting commissioner of the state Department of Labor and Industry. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Bill to Keep Firefighter Cancer Presumption | 03/05/2020 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed into law a bill eliminating a statute that would have repealed the state’s cancer presumption for firefighters on July 1. ...Read More | |||
