Workers' Compensation News
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L&I Forms New Ag Safety Team After 14 Farmworker Deaths in 2020 | 05/21/2021 | |
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| Washington state’s Department of Labor & Industries is forming a new safety team to ensure farmworkers are protected while on the job, the department announced in a news release. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Want Newsom, Legislative Leaders to Reopen Capitol by Wednesday | 05/14/2021 | |
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| Gov. Gavin Newsom and California legislative leaders should reopen the State Capitol to the public next week because of loosened COVID-19 safety guidelines, a coalition of state lawmakers said. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Defendant Gets Partial Dismissal of Claim From A/C Unit Mishap | 05/14/2021 | |
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| A New York appellate court ruled that a defendant in a Labor Law action was entitled to partial summary judgment dismissing the claim against it. ...Read More | |||
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Labor and Industry to Hold Hearing on Utilization and Treatment Guidelines Updates | 05/12/2021 | |
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| Montana’s Department of Labor and Industry will hold a public hearing to discuss proposed updates to the state’s Utilization and Treatment Guidelines, the department announced in a news release. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Department Withdraws Independent Contractor Rule | 05/06/2021 | |
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| The U.S. Department of Labor on Wednesday withdrew a rule that would have applied an economic dependence test to determine whether a person is a worker or a contractor. ...Read More | |||
| Lawmakers Introduce Two COVID-19 Comp Bills | 05/05/2021 | ||
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| Lawmakers in Michigan on Tuesday introduced two pieces of legislation that would classify COVID-19 as a compensable “personal injury” for workers' compensation purposes. ...Read More | |||
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Legislature Passes Bill Allowing Out-of-State Record Storage | 05/04/2021 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Oregon lawmakers have passed a bill that would allow carriers and self-insured employers to store work comp claim records outside of the state. The Sen...Read More | |||
| Legislature Passes Bill That Would Create PBM Oversight for Comp | 04/29/2021 | ||
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| State lawmakers in Montana passed a bill that would create oversight for pharmacy benefits managers in the workers' compensation industry, to mirror what is already in place for those managing group health plans. ...Read More | |||
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Legislature Approves Health Worker Presumption | 04/23/2021 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Washington state lawmakers are sending the governor a bill that would create a presumption covering health care workers sickened by infectious diseases that are the subjects of a public health emergency. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Propose Presumptions for Federal Firefighters | 04/22/2021 | |
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| U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Rom Carper announced legislation that would create a presumption that certain diseases resulting in disability or death arose out of and in the course of employment. ...Read More | |||
