Workers' Compensation News
|
Marijuana Law Allows Workplace Drug Testing After Injury | 02/24/2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| From the legalization of recreational marijuana to retirement plans for judges, New Jersey lawmakers are moving ahead with bills that could affect workers' compensation in the state. ...Read More | |||
|
Marijuana Study Reveals Optimism, but Experts Say More Research Needed | 02/23/2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Researchers, industry experts and marijuana legalization advocates say a recent study may show that claim counts dropped in states where recreational cannabis is legal, but more research is li...Read More | |||
|
MLAC Opts for Work Group on Proposed Changes to TD Authorization, Overpayment Credits | 02/22/2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: OR | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Members of the Management-Labor Advisory Committee on Friday said they’ll convene a subcommittee to parse a bill introduced in the Oregon Legislature that would remove restrictions on retroactive authorization for temporary disability and limit carriers’ ability to recover overpayment...Read More | |||
|
Multifaceted Comp Bill, Measure to Maintain Classification Appeals Board Introduced | 02/18/2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Legislation introduced in Colorado would prohibit the reduction of temporary disability benefits or medical benefits based on apportionment, increase the minimum earnings for terminating permanent total disability benefits, and prohibit judges from determining compensability or liability iss...Read More | |||
|
MSF Hosts Virtual Safety Workshops in March | 02/12/2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Montana State Fund is holding free virtual safety workshops in March addressing emergency preparedness and ergonomics. Three sessions, title...Read More | |||
|
MLAC to Discuss Amendments to Bills on Claim Reporting, Police and Fire Presumptions | 02/12/2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Members of Oregon’s Management-Labor Advisory Committee on Feb. 19 will discuss amendments proposed for two bills — one that would mandate electronic claim filing and another that would apply an occupational disease presumption for some police and fire employees. ...Read More | |||
|
MLAC Members Delay Support for Electronic Reporting Bill Over Language Issues | 02/08/2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: OR | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Members of Oregon's Management-Labor Advisory Committee on Friday tabled a vote in support of legislation that would mandate electronic reporting for workers’ compensation claims because of concerns over piecemeal language changes made to the bill. ...Read More | |||
|
Modified-Duty Work Plans Can Prevent Long Absences, Result in Lower Claims Costs | 02/05/2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Employers that pursue return-to-work plans that include modified-duty accommodations should see better claims outcomes and fewer long-term absences by injured workers, a Colorado return-to-work expert said this week. ...Read More | |||
|
Mail Order Pharmacy Bill Up for Final Senate Vote | 02/04/2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A bill that would establish conditions under which mail order pharmacies would not be considered settings that are accessible to the general public is up for a final vote in the Arizona Senate. ...Read More | |||
|
MSP Network Elects Board Members, Officers | 02/03/2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The National Medicare Secondary Payer Network has named new board members and officers for 2021. ...Read More | |||
