Workers' Compensation News
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Harford Mutual Insurance Group Announces Three Officer Promotions | 03/19/2024 | |
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| Harford Mutual Insurance Group announced the promotions of three officers. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Hearing Loss Rating Bill | 03/15/2024 | |
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| 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 | |||
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House Passes Advisory Committee Measure, Fee Schedule Resolution | 03/15/2024 | |
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| 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 | |||
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House Passes Bill Requiring Uninsured Employers' Fund to Pay Benefits in 15 Days | 03/13/2024 | |
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| 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 | |||
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Heirs of Cancer-Stricken Firefighter Not Entitled to Presumption | 03/12/2024 | |
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| 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 | |||
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House Approves Premium Credit for Association Members | 02/26/2024 | |
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| 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 | |||
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High Court: Judge Relied on Improper Considerations to Find Worker Incapable of Employment | 02/13/2024 | |
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| 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 | |||
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Hypertension, PTSD Presumptions Brought Back Before Lawmakers | 02/08/2024 | |
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| 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 | |||
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House Passes Bill to Shorten Window to Qualify for Indemnity Benefits | 02/07/2024 | |
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| 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 | |||
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High Court Denies Worker Additional PPD for Knee Injury | 02/06/2024 | |
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| 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 | |||
