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	House Sends PTSD Bill to Governor		03/06/2018

	State: FL \| Segment: SOUTH \| 177 \| 1 \| Popular with Legal \| 32 min read
	The Florida House of Representatives on Monday gave final approval to a bill that would allow first responders to claim post-traumatic stress disorder as a compensable condition for workers’ compensation. ...Read More


	House Approves IME Qualification, Pay Raise for Treating Firefighter Cancer Claims		03/05/2018

	State: HI \| Segment: WEST \| 187 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 31 min read
	The Hawaii House of Representatives passed bills that would set minimum qualification standards for doctors performing independent medical evaluations and increase reimbursement for treatment provided to firefighters with occupational cancer claims. ...Read More


	House Passes Extraterritorial, Teacher Coverage Bills		03/01/2018

	State: WY \| Segment: WEST \| 150 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 9 min read
	The Wyoming House of Representatives passed bills that would allow workers’ compensation coverage to apply to people temporarily entering or leaving the state to work, and would eliminate the requirement that teaching special education be classified as extra-hazardous employment. ...Read More


	House Passes Bill to Study First-Responder Mental Health Issues		02/28/2018

	State: UT \| Segment: WEST \| 225 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 8 min read
	The Utah House of Representatives passed a bill that would create a workgroup to study first responders’ access to coverage for mental health issues. ...Read More


	Halloween Attack on Trolley Operator Was Alleged Fraud Scheme		02/26/2018

	State: MA \| Segment: NORTH \| 208 \| 0 \| Popular with Insurance \| 22 min read
	A Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority trolley operator has been charged with fraudulently collecting workers’ compensation and disability insurance benefits after allegedly paying someone to attack him on the job in 2016. ...Read More


	Homeowners Had Immunity From Worker's Labor Law Claims		02/26/2018
	Source: WorkCompCentral
	State: NY \| Segment: NORTH \| 205 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 3 min read
	A New York appellate court ruled that the owners of a residential property were immune from liability to a worker who allegedly suffered injuries during renovation of the home. ...Read More


	House Passes Bill to Extend Benefits to Fallen Officers' Families		02/23/2018

	State: AL \| Segment: SOUTH \| 172 \| 0 \| Popular with Insurance \| 14 min read
	The Alabama House has passed a bill that would extend benefits to dependents of firefighters or police officers who die in the line of duty to age 18. ...Read More


	House Passes Bill to Place Self-Insurance Fund Under Another Agency		02/22/2018

	State: KS \| Segment: NORTH \| 180 \| 0 \| Popular with Insurance \| 8 min read
	A bill in the Kansas Legislature that would move the administration of the State Workers’ Compensation Self-Insurance Fund from the Department of Health and Environment to the Department of Administration has been passed by the House of Representatives. ...Read More


	Hartford to Buy Farmers Small Commercial Business		02/21/2018

	State: CA \| Segment: WEST \| 694 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 24 min read
	The Hartford announced a deal to acquire California-based Farmers Exchanges’ small commercial business sold through independent agents. Hartf...Read More


	High Court Revives Worker's Labor Law Claim for Off-Site Accident		02/21/2018
	Source: WorkCompCentral
	State: NY \| Segment: NORTH \| 225 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 9 min read
	New York’s highest court on Tuesday ruled that a worker could proceed with his Labor Law claims based on injuries he sustained while fabricating steel rebar for a construction project in Manhattan, even though he fell while at a temporary work facility in another area. ...Read More

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WA - L&I Plans Meetings to Discuss Premium Rates

06/25/2018 | 49 | 0

The Washington Department of Labor and Industries announced that two advisory committees will discuss possible changes to premium rates later this year, and the department will hold formal rule-making hearings in October and November to discuss 2019 rate proposals. The department said in a Tuesday statement of inquiry that it is required by law to establish and maintain a workers’ compensation classification plan and to set premiums at the lowest amount needed to maintain actuarial solvency, and limit year-to-year fluctuations in rates. Premium rates for each ... Read More

NV - Sweep Finds 18% of Employers Without Coverage

06/25/2018 | 52 | 0

The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section said a recent “educational outreach sweep” found 18% of employers were operating without coverage. WCS said in the summer edition of the Nevada Workers’ Compensation Chronicle that investigators visited more than 179 employers over a three-hour period, asking for proof of work comp coverage. Those who did not have coverage received “a courtesy warning” and were subjected to a follow-up investigation three weeks later. WCS said 14% of employers complied with the requirement to carry workers’ compensation ... Read More

NY - Schumer Wants Benefits for Widow of 9/11 Worker

06/25/2018 | 62 | 0

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer has called on the New York Workers’ Compensation Board to grant death benefits to the widow of a state trooper who developed pancreatic cancer after working at the site of the September 2001 terrorist attack. In a statement on Friday, Schumer asked WCB to quickly review and approve benefits for Audra Lakeman of Lockport, New York. Lakeman’s husband, New York State Trooper Lawrence Lakeman, was among as many as 4,000 members of the state police who were sent to Manhattan in the wake of the attack on the World Trade Center. Lawrence Lakeman worked at Groun... Read More

WA - L&I Offering Grants for Safety, Return-to-Work Projects

06/25/2018 | 90 | 0

The Washington Department of Labor and Industries is accepting applications for annual grants that can be used to develop training courses, purchase equipment or implement strategies to protect workers and make workplaces safer. L&I said it will accept applications for the Safety and Health Investment Projects grant program through Sept. 21. Employers who qualify for grants can receive up to $175,000 to develop workplace safety programs. Employers who receive grant money are expected to complete projects within 18 months. “Grants are also available for projects that develop new way... Read More

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