Workers' Compensation News
| Lawmakers Aim to Create COVID Presumption Fund | 02/08/2022 | ||
| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Lawmakers in Minnesota want to create a workers’ compensation COVID-19 presumption reimbursement fund in the state treasury to reimburse employees in job classifications not entitled to the state’s presumption for workers exposed to COVID on the job. ...Read More | |||
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L&I: Double-Dipping Couple to Repay Nearly $140,000 | 02/07/2022 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The better half of a married couple ordered to pay nearly $140,000 in restitution for double-dipping was caught, in part, because she was attempting to straighten out overdue premiums with the same agency she was telling she was too injured to work, the Washington State Department of Labor and In...Read More | |||
| Lawmakers to Again Consider Cannabis-Related Accident Bill | 02/01/2022 | ||
| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Maryland lawmakers are again proposing a bill that would remove eligibility for workers' compensation for injuries or illnesses solely caused by the effects of improper usage of medical marijuana. ...Read More | |||
| Lawmakers Send Medical Cannabis Bill to Governor | 01/28/2022 | ||
| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Mississippi lawmakers passed a bill that would permit the use of medical marijuana by patients with debilitating medical conditions. ...Read More | |||
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Loss Costs to Decrease 4.9% in April | 01/27/2022 | |
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| State: VT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Vermont Gov. Phil Scott and Department of Financial Regulation Commissioner Michael Pieciak on Wednesday announced that workers’ compensation loss costs will decrease 4.9%, effective April 1. ...Read More | |||
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Liability Carrier Gets Summary Judgment Dismissing Claims | 01/14/2022 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a liability insurance carrier was entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claims against its insured for injuries from a truck accident. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Bring Back Proposal to Exclude Undocumented Immigrants From Comp System | 01/13/2022 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| New Jersey lawmakers once again have brought back a proposal to exclude undocumented immigrants from receiving workers’ compensation benefits for workplace injuries and illnesses. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Committee Passes Bill Allowing PTSD Claims for All Workers | 01/11/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The New York Senate Labor Committee on Monday voted 8-3 to pass a carryover bill that would allow all workers to file claims for post-traumatic stress disorder. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Resurrect Single-Payer Proposal | 01/10/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California lawmakers resurrected a bill that would create a single-payer health care program for state residents that would defer to an advisory panel the question about how to handle occupational injuries. ...Read More | |||
| Lawmakers Consider COVID-19 Presumption | 01/05/2022 | ||
| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Lawmakers in Maryland are considering a workers’ compensation presumption for first responders, public safety employees and health care workers who have suffered a COVID-19 infection dating back to the beginning of the pandemic. ...Read More | |||
