Workers' Compensation News
Lapse of Doctor's Certification Results in Noncompensable Surgery | 03/23/2022 | ||
State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Delaware Superior Court ruled that an employer was not liable for the cost of an operation that was admittedly reasonable and necessary treatment for a work injury but was performed by a doctor lacking certification. ...Read More | |||
Legislature Advances Health Care Safety Bill | 03/22/2022 | ||
State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
Michigan's House of Representatives on Wednesday approved legislation to pump up penalties against those convicted of assaulting professionals and volunteers in health care facilities. ...Read More | |||
Lawmakers Seek to Bring State in Line on Wage Replacement | 03/17/2022 | ||
State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
Georgia lawmakers on Wednesday introduced a resolution that would create a legislative committee to study maximum weekly workers' compensation indemnity benefits. ...Read More | |||
Lump-Sum Awards Can Still Be Paid When Total of Future Installments Is Uncertain | 03/15/2022 | ||
State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a lump-sum award of benefits can be allowed where the amount of future installments is uncertain. ...Read More | |||
Lawmakers Consider Medical Marijuana Bill | 03/15/2022 | ||
State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
Lawmakers in Kansas are considering a bill that would clear medical marijuana usage for certain conditions. ...Read More | |||
Legislature Passes Bill Extending Time to File PTSD Claim | 03/09/2022 | ||
State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
First responders would have up to a year from the date of diagnosis to file claims for post-traumatic stress disorder, under a bill heading to the desk of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. ...Read More | |||
Lawmakers Pass Bill Limiting Recovery of Overpayments | 03/07/2022 | ||
State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Oregon Legislature passed a bill that would limit recovery of overpayments, extend the time period during which providers can retroactively authorize temporary disability benefits and require written notice when terminating benefits. ...Read More | |||
Legislature Passes Inmate Wage Bill | 03/02/2022 | ||
State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
Washington lawmakers on Tuesday voted to send Gov. Jay Inslee a bill that would require wages for former inmates to be calculated based on what is paid to other employees doing similar work. ...Read More | |||
L&I Fines Roofing Manufacturer Nearly $100,000 Following Worker's Death | 02/17/2022 | ||
State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The failure to follow basic lockout/tagout procedures was directly connected to the death of a worker in Sumas in July 2021 when an agitator arm inside a tank he was cleaning turned on, according to the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, which says its investigation has result...Read More | |||
Lawmakers Seek 'Special Claims' Unit to Process Firefighter Cases | 02/16/2022 | ||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A group of U.S. senators asked the Labor Department to fast-track the formation of a special claims unit to handle firefighter worker compensation claims before the start of the 2022 fire season. ...Read More | |||