Workers' Compensation News
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Governor Approves Attorney Fee Increase | 03/25/2025 | |
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| Attorneys representing injured workers in New Mexico are in for a raise in June after the governor signed a bill to increase fees by more than 33%. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Proposes Reforms to Improve Medical Treatment Access | 02/27/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday announced a package of legislative and regulatory reforms intended to improve injured workers' access to medical treatment. ...Read More | |||
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General Assembly Passes Bill Clarifying Throat Cancer Presumption | 02/21/2025 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Virginia lawmakers passed a bill clarifying the throat cancer presumption for specified first responders. Existing law presumes certai...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Bill Aiming to Clarify Mental Stress Coverage | 02/19/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill adopting different compensability standards for mental health claims that depend on the work performed by the claimant. ...Read More | |||
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General Assembly Passes Bill to Clarify Throat Cancer Presumption | 02/13/2025 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Virginia lawmakers passed a bill clarifying conditions that are included in the presumption that throat cancer is compensable for first responders. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Reappoints Sean Quinn to Comp Court | 01/28/2025 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for a second time reappointed Sean M. Quinn to a six-year term as a judge on the state's Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Bill to Expand Warehouse Worker Protections | 01/02/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill that would build on warehouse worker protections enacted in 2022. The governor o...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Mental Stress Injury Bill | 12/09/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday enacted legislation that allows all workers, not just first responders, to file claims for mental stress. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Vetoes Bill to Increase Preapproval Threshold | 12/03/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| New York Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill that would have increased the threshold for determining whether medical procedures need prior approval. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Appoints Heather Jordan WCA Director | 11/14/2024 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham appointed Heather Jordan as the new director of the Workers' Compensation Administration, effective immediately. ...Read More | |||
