Workers' Compensation News
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Senator Adds Prospective Coverage Language to PTSD Bill
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06/30/2021
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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California state Sen. Henry Stern amended Senate Bill 284 to add language that would make the proposed expansion of the presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is compensable apply only prospectively.
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State Has Jurisdiction Over Nonresident Employer
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06/29/2021
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State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that the state had specific personal jurisdiction over a Missouri-based employer for its alleged retaliatory discharge of an Illinois resident for filing a workers’ compensation claim.
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State Adopts Federal Safety Rules in Health Care
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06/29/2021
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State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Vendor
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The Nevada Division of Industrial Relations on Thursday announced that the state is adopting the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s emergency temporary standard that addressed workplace safety in the health care sector during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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States Look at Marijuana Impact on Comp, Injuries
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06/29/2021
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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State courts continue to struggle with whether employers and insurers must reimburse for marijuana in workers' compensation and how a positive marijuana test may impact the compensability of an accident, according to a legislative update released Friday by the ...Read More
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San Francisco to Require Vaccination for City Workers
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06/25/2021
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The City of San Francisco will require all workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 within 10 weeks of the Food and Drug Administrative giving final approval to a vaccine, according to a report by ...Read More
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Self-Insured Employer Should Receive Subrogation Hearing
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06/25/2021
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An Ohio appellate court ruled that a self-insured employer should have been granted an evidentiary hearing to determine its subrogation interest in a worker’s settlement with a third-party tortfeasor.
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SUNZ Insurance Expands Into 13 New States
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06/24/2021
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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SUNZ Insurance Co. announced an expansion into 13 new states, from Vermont to Hawaii.
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Seven Charged in Alleged $110M Compounding Scheme
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06/23/2021
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Three marketers, one physician, two office workers and the owner of a compounding pharmacy were accused of carrying out a kickback scheme that billed the federal workers’ compensation program, private insurers and employers at least $110 million in false and fraudulent claims, federal ...Read More
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