Workers' Compensation News
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Lawmakers Pass Bill Limiting Exclusive Remedy in Youth Employment Act Violations | 04/19/2023 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Colorado employers that force minors to work more hours than allowed by law or engage in prohibited forms of work could face civil suits in addition to workers’ compensation claims, under legislation heading to the governor’s desk. ...Read More | |||
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Landscapers Accused of Premium Fraud | 04/17/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Department of Insurance announced that five people affiliated with a landscaping firm in Escondido were arraigned on premium fraud charges. ...Read More | |||
| Lawmakers Pass Bill Reducing Ownership Threshold for Comp Exemption | 04/14/2023 | ||
| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Montana lawmakers passed a bill that would lower the ownership threshold for officers at private corporations and managers of limited liability companies to be exempted from workers’ compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Pass Bill to Create Self-Insurance Reserve Fund | 04/10/2023 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Washington lawmakers passed a bill that would create a separate trust fund to collect certain assessments paid by self-insured employers. The stat...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Pass Bill to Treat Hernia as Occupational Disease | 04/07/2023 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Hernias could be a compensable occupational disease in Maryland, under a bill heading to the governor’s desk. ...Read More | |||
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Legislature Considering Bills to Allow for Remote Hearings | 03/29/2023 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| By Steve Nichols, Contributor Texas lawmakers have introduced bills that would require the Division of Workers’ Compensation to conduct contested case hearings telephonically or by videoconference in some instances. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Cut Pay Boost From Witness Fee Bill | 03/29/2023 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Members of a Florida legislative committee took the ax to a provision that would have boosted physician and surgeon payments before passing a measure that would boost witness fees by 50%. ...Read More | |||
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Leadership, Training Needed to Address Changes in Workplace | 03/23/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| By Stuart Colburn, Correspondent PHOENIX — The closing session of the Workers Compensation Research Institute’s 39th annual Issues & Research Conference on Wednesday highlighted the event's theme of “Disruption, Resilience and Evolution” by focusing on...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Claim Over Worker's Fall Into Elevator Pit Partially Revived | 03/23/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court revived part of a Labor Law claim against various defendants for a worker’s injuries from a fall into an elevator pit. ...Read More | |||
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L&I Proposes Lowering Trigger for Heat Protection Rules to 80 Degrees | 03/23/2023 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries is proposing to lower the temperature that triggers the requirement for employers to provide outdoor workers with access to water, shade and cool-down breaks. ...Read More | |||
