Workers' Compensation News
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House Passes Bill Allowing Remote Benefit Review Conferences | 04/30/2021 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation would be allowed to conduct benefit review conferences by video conference under a bill the state House of Representatives passed Thursday. ...Read More | |||
| House Passes Staph Infection Presumption Bill | 04/27/2021 | ||
| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Illinois House of Representatives passed a bill that would make it easier for some first responders who acquire methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus to obtain workers’ compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Bill to Require Comp Insurance Disclosures | 04/27/2021 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Insurers that sell accident and health insurance coverage in Texas may need to comply with disclosure requirements if a bill that passed the state’s House becomes law. ...Read More | |||
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Hearing on Statewide MPN Bill Scheduled for Thursday | 04/26/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Assembly Insurance Committee on Thursday will hear testimony on a proposal to create a statewide medical provider network to treat injured workers. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes SAFE Act, Opening Door for Cannabis Businesses to Potentially Use Banks | 04/21/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday passed the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act, which would allow banks to provide services to cannabis-related businesses and could quell fears for some work...Read More | |||
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House Approves Gov's Recommendation to Extend COVID Presumption Period | 04/08/2021 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Virginia House of Delegates on Wednesday unanimously concurred in a recommendation of Gov. Ralph Northam to extend the period during which COVID-19 would be presumed compensable for first responders. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Clarifies Claim Deadline for Workers Receiving Old-Age Social Security Benefits | 04/01/2021 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Maine’s highest court clarified the filing deadline for claims involving workers' compensation and old-age Social Security benefits. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Presumption Extension | 03/29/2021 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Minnesota state House of Representatives passed a bill that would extend until May 1, 2022, a presumption that COVID-19 is compensable for some workers. ...Read More | |||
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High Court to Rule on Calculation of SLU for Worker With Multiple Injuries | 03/29/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New York Court of Appeal last week announced that it will weigh a dispute over the proper calculation of an injured worker’s schedule loss of use award where he suffered separate injuries that bot...Read More | |||
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Hospital Manager Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Prison for Bribery Scheme | 03/23/2021 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former Texas hospital manager who pleaded guilty to bribery charges in 2018 has been sentenced to more than five years in prison, according to the U.S. Department of Just...Read More | |||
