Workers' Compensation News
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Governor Signs Reform Bill Increasing Max Weekly Benefit
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06/19/2019
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State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Maine Gov. Janet Mills signed into law a workers’ compensation reform bill that would, among other things, increase the maximum weekly benefit, to 125% of the state’s weekly average wage from 100%.
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Governor Signs First-Responder PTSD Bill
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06/12/2019
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State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Gov. John Bel Edwards enacted legislation adding his state to the list of jurisdictions where post-traumatic stress disorder is presumed to be a compensable condition for many first responders.
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Groups Raising Awareness of Work-Related Lung Disease
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06/11/2019
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Although three-quarters of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease cases are caused by smoking, another 15% are work-related, resulting from exposure to dust, gases and fumes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Governor Separates Comp Appeals From Unemployment Appeals
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06/10/2019
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State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued an executive order Thursday consolidating a number of state government functions under one agency, but also created a separate workers' compensation appeals commission.
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Governing Committee Meets Wednesday
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06/07/2019
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Governing Committee of California’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau will discuss plans for 2020 regulatory filings, during a meeting Wednesday in Oakland.
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