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Harford Mutual Insurance Group Announces Three Officer Promotions 03/19/2024
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance
Harford Mutual Insurance Group announced the promotions of three officers. ...Read More
 
 

House Passes Hearing Loss Rating Bill 03/15/2024
State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Maryland House of Delegates on Thursday unanimously passed a bill modifying how hearing loss must be calculated for workers’ compensation benefits. ...Read More
 
 

House Passes Advisory Committee Measure, Fee Schedule Resolution 03/15/2024
State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Oklahoma House of Representatives passed a bill removing a location requirement for appointments to a workers’ compensation advisory committee and passed a resolution that would approve changes to the medical fee schedule. ...Read More
 
 

House Passes Bill Requiring Uninsured Employers' Fund to Pay Benefits in 15 Days 03/13/2024
State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The timeline for Maryland’s Uninsured Employers’ Fund to start paying benefits to injured workers would be the same as it is for insurers and employers, under a bill the House of Delegates passed Tuesday. ...Read More
 
 

Heirs of Cancer-Stricken Firefighter Not Entitled to Presumption 03/12/2024
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A Texas appellate court overturned an award of benefits to the heirs of a firefighter who died from pancreatic cancer, finding they were not entitled to a statutory presumption that the firefighter’s cancer developed during the course and scope of his employment. ...Read More
 
 

House Approves Premium Credit for Association Members 02/26/2024
State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Arizona House of Representatives passed a bill that would allow carriers to offer a premium credit to policyholders belonging to a trade association. ...Read More
 
 

High Court: Judge Relied on Improper Considerations to Find Worker Incapable of Employment 02/13/2024
State: ND | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The North Dakota Supreme Court ruled that an administrative law judge erred in considering a worker’s functional limitations when Workforce Safety and Insurance issued its vocational rehabilitation report, and in relying on the opinion of the worker’s neuropsychological expert. ...Read More
 
 

Hypertension, PTSD Presumptions Brought Back Before Lawmakers 02/08/2024
State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
Maryland lawmakers have reintroduced bills that were never called for a hearing last year and would create presumptions that hypertension and post-traumatic stress disorder are compensable conditions for first responders. ...Read More
 
 

House Passes Bill to Shorten Window to Qualify for Indemnity Benefits 02/07/2024
State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Washington State House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill that would make it easier for workers to qualify for indemnity benefits for the entire period they were unable to work as a result of an injury. ...Read More
 
 

High Court Denies Worker Additional PPD for Knee Injury 02/06/2024
State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker was not entitled to an additional permanent partial disability award for his knee injury. ...Read More
 
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