Workers' Compensation News
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Lawmakers Approve Conference Committee Amendments to Presumptions | 03/02/2021 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Virginia lawmakers over the weekend unanimously approved bills that would create a presumption that COVID-19 is a compensable occupational disease for first responders, corrections workers and health care providers. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Extend Cancer, Respiratory Presumption to EMTs — if Locals Agree | 03/01/2021 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Virginia General Assembly on Thursday approved a bill that would extend a respiratory, heart disease and cancer presumption to emergency medical service workers, starting in July. ...Read More | |||
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Loss Data Still Needed When Carrier Goes Bust, Bill Says | 02/26/2021 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The legacy of Patriot National, parent company of one of the largest Florida workers' compensation carriers to become insolvent as its CEO was accused of spending millions on a yacht and other non-business items, continues with state officials hoping a bill in the Legislature will help avoid ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Announce Single-Payer Proposal | 02/22/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A group of California lawmakers on Friday announced the introduction of a bill that would create some type of single-payer health care system but provided few details about what the proposal would look like. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Extend Comp to Some Domestic Workers; Presumption Bills in Conference | 02/22/2021 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: VA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Virginia lawmakers on Friday voted to extend workers' compensation and fair-labor laws to some domestic workers, but COVID-19 presumption bills may have hit a wall with just days left in the legislative session. ...Read More | |||
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Lower Interest Rate Applies to Awards Entered After Statutory Change | 02/22/2021 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that the date of an award controls the determination of interest owed on unpaid benefits and that the entire amount may be subject to a lower rate. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Commissioner Fines Fast-Food Store Owners $126K for Alleged Retaliation | 02/19/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A McDonald’s franchise owner in Los Angeles has been fined $126,000 for alleged workplace retaliation, according to the Department of Industrial Relations. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Covers Worker Who Fell While Cleaning Gutter | 02/19/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided New York appellate court ruled that a maintenance worker was entitled to summary judgment on a Labor Law claim for a fall from a stepladder while removing a bird's nest from a gutter. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Department Seeks $264K in Penalties After Worker Loses Part of Finger | 02/19/2021 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed more than $264,000 in fines for a Montana manufacturer and staffing agency after a worker suffered a partial finger amputation, according to a news release fro...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Believe This Could Be the Year for New Appeals Court | 02/19/2021 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Some West Virginia lawmakers are hoping this is the year they finally overhaul the state's appellate court system, a plan that would include a new workers' compensation appeals process. ...Read More | |||
