Workers' Compensation News
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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 | |||
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Legislation Would Restore Bad Faith to Texas Workers' Compensation System | 03/24/2023 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| By Steve Nichols, Contributor A Texas legislator has filed a bill in the state House of Representatives that would restore bad faith to the Texas workers’ compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Debate Proposal to Create Fraud Unit at ICA | 03/22/2023 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Industrial Commission of Arizona would be required to create a unit to investigate workers’ compensation fraud, under a bill moving through the Legislature. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Claim by Worker Who Stepped in Hole Dismissed | 03/20/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall after he stepped into a hole in the floor. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmaker Proposes Attorney Fee Task Force | 03/16/2023 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| New Mexico state Rep. Pamelya Herndon is proposing that the Workers’ Compensation Administration convene a task force to study the impact of attorney fees and attorney fee caps on the state’s comp system. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Approve Disbanding Work Comp Review Committee | 03/08/2023 | |
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| State: ND | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| North Dakota lawmakers passed a bill that would eliminate an interim committee that was created to review workers’ compensation claims and determine the need for statutory changes to the state’s work comp laws. ...Read More | |||
| Lockton Launches Proprietary Workers' Compensation Consulting Process | 03/07/2023 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Lockton, the world's largest independent insurance brokerage, announced the formal launch of Lockton 360, a proprietary workers' compensation consulting process designed to help employers address one of their most important and potentially costly risks. Lockton 360 offers a scalab...Read More | |||
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Lost-Time Claim Rate Falls in 2021 | 02/27/2023 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A drop in COVID-19 claims helped lower the rate of lost-time claims per 1,000 employees to 7.9 in 2021 from 9 in 2020, according to a new report by the Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Legislature Passes Bill to Eliminate Sunset for PTSD Statute | 02/22/2023 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Idaho lawmakers have passed a bill that would eliminate a sunset provision from a statute allowing first responders to receive workers’ compensation benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder without an accompanying physical injury. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Seek System Studies, More Presumptions | 02/21/2023 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California lawmakers want to study the viability of tying medical payments to the value of care provided to injured workers and whether there are differences in benefits paid to men and women. ...Read More | |||
