Workers' Compensation News
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Lawmakers Set to Take Another Run at Revising IME Process | 01/25/2023 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Hawaii lawmakers appear poised to take another run at revising the process for independent medical exams with the introduction of a bill that would require that injured workers and employers agree on the provider performing the evaluation. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmaker Proposes Returning Premium Surplus Raided in 2017 | 01/12/2023 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A lawmaker who unsuccessfully fought legislative efforts to saddle Montana State Fund with part of the bill for an expensive wildfire season is proposing that the state return what it took from the carrier’s policyholder surplus, with interest. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers to Consider State-Funded Mental Health Program for First Responders | 01/11/2023 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| Indiana lawmakers are considering a bill that would create a state-funded program to provide unspecified income and mental health services to first responders who have been involved in “a qualified critical incident.” ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Address Safety for Warehouse, Meatpacking Workers | 01/06/2023 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Minnesota lawmakers on Wednesday introduced two bills that would address workplace safety issues for warehouse and meatpacking industry workers. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Department Seeks Comments for TBI Rules | 01/05/2023 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry requested comments from workers’ compensation system participants regarding new rules governing treatment for traumatic brain injuries. ...Read More | |||
| Labor Commission Used Wrong Standard to Reject Worker's Challenge to Medical Panel Opinion | 12/23/2022 | ||
| State: UT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Utah Court of Appeals ruled that the Labor Commission erred in applying an "actual bias" standard to reject a worker’s challenge to the impartiality of a member of the medical panel for his case. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Consider PTSD Comp Bills | 12/07/2022 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Lawmakers in South Carolina have filed three bills in the last week that would make post-traumatic stress disorder a compensable illness for first responders. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Again Introduce PTSD Legislation | 12/05/2022 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Following four years of efforts to provide first responders with coverage for post-traumatic stress disorder, Missouri lawmakers are set to consider another bill that would classify the condition as an occupational illness. ...Read More | |||
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Longtime Bus Driver Gets Benefits for Repetitive Trauma Injuries | 12/02/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a bus driver was entitled to benefits for repetitive trauma injuries over a 31-year career. Case: ...Read More | |||
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L&I Announces 4.8% Increase in Premiums | 12/01/2022 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries on Wednesday announced a 4.8% increase in the average workers’ compensation premium rate for 2023. ...Read More | |||
