Workers' Compensation News
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Lawmakers Set Sights on Presumptions | 02/26/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California lawmakers introduced three bills proposing new presumptions for firefighters and hospital workers, and a fourth measure that would expand the presumption for law enforcement officers to additional workers. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmaker Proposes Fund to Cover Wildfire Comp Costs | 02/13/2019 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Local governments in Utah could request reimbursement for catastrophic workers’ compensation claims filed by wildland firefighters, under legislation introduced this week. ...Read More | |||
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Liability for Claim Can Transfer to Special Fund Despite Dispute | 02/12/2019 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that liability for a worker’s claim was properly transferred to the Special Fund for Reopened Cases, since ongoing disputes over his medical treatment did not prevent the claim from being “truly closed.” ...Read More | |||
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Legislature Passes Bill to Move Money to Uninsured Employer Fund | 02/11/2019 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Utah lawmakers are sending Gov. Gary Herbert a bill that would direct into the Uninsured Employers’ Fund any money left over after the state second injury fund pays off its liabilities. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Fast-Track Proposed Remedy to Rx Pad Snafu | 02/07/2019 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California lawmakers are rushing to fix a problem of patients being been cut off from medications as a result of a bill passed last year that was intended to reduce prescription drug abuse and diversion. ...Read More | |||
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List of Top-Billing Attorneys Shows Fees Down Slightly | 02/05/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Seven months ago, the Texas Division of Workers' Compensation posted a memo reminding attorneys that accuracy is important when submitting fees for approval. It also warned that it may take &ldqu...Read More | |||
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Lawmaker Drops Plan to Eliminate Comp Exemption for 'Booth Renters' | 02/04/2019 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A lawmaker in Washington state dropped a proposal that would have eliminated the workers’ compensation exemption for people such as barbers and cosmetologists who rent booths. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Bring Back Duty of Care Proposal for IMEs | 01/28/2019 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Hawaii lawmakers will once again deliberate over whether independent medical examiners should owe the same duty of care to injured workers as they do to their regular patients. ...Read More | |||
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Lawsuit Claims DIR Investigator Was Fired for Cooperating With Auditor's Probe | 01/25/2019 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A wrongful termination complaint filed by a former investigator for the California Department of Industrial Relations is shining new light on the abrupt retirement of the agency’s former director last year. ...Read More | |||
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Law Would Charge Interest for Late-Paid Medical Bills | 01/25/2019 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| Employers in Hawaii would have to pay interest at a rate of 1% per month on any outstanding balance for undisputed medical bills, under legislation introduced Thursday. ...Read More | |||
