Workers' Compensation News
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Lawmakers Consider Medical Marijuana Bill | 03/15/2022 | |
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| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Lawmakers in Kansas are considering a bill that would clear medical marijuana usage for certain conditions. ...Read More | |||
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Legislature Passes Bill Extending Time to File PTSD Claim | 03/09/2022 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| First responders would have up to a year from the date of diagnosis to file claims for post-traumatic stress disorder, under a bill heading to the desk of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Pass Bill Limiting Recovery of Overpayments | 03/07/2022 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Legislature passed a bill that would limit recovery of overpayments, extend the time period during which providers can retroactively authorize temporary disability benefits and require written notice when terminating benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Legislature Passes Inmate Wage Bill | 03/02/2022 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Washington lawmakers on Tuesday voted to send Gov. Jay Inslee a bill that would require wages for former inmates to be calculated based on what is paid to other employees doing similar work. ...Read More | |||
| L&I Fines Roofing Manufacturer Nearly $100,000 Following Worker's Death | 02/17/2022 | ||
| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The failure to follow basic lockout/tagout procedures was directly connected to the death of a worker in Sumas in July 2021 when an agitator arm inside a tank he was cleaning turned on, according to the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, which says its investigation has result...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Seek 'Special Claims' Unit to Process Firefighter Cases | 02/16/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A group of U.S. senators asked the Labor Department to fast-track the formation of a special claims unit to handle firefighter worker compensation claims before the start of the 2022 fire season. ...Read More | |||
| Lawmakers Double Down on Vaccine Injury Legislation | 02/14/2022 | ||
| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Idaho lawmakers introduced a second piece of legislation that aims to make vaccine injuries following an employer-mandated vaccination compensable in workers’ compensation. ...Read More | |||
| Lawmakers Consider Second PTSD Comp Bill | 02/11/2022 | ||
| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A second proposal set before Georgia lawmakers would make post-traumatic stress disorder compensable for first responders. ...Read More | |||
| Lawmakers Propose Increasing Minimum Benefit | 02/10/2022 | ||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Lawmakers in New York are considering a bill that would more than double the minimum workers’ compensation benefit payment. ...Read More | |||
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Lineman Can Get PTD Award While Request for Additional Allowances Remains Pending | 02/08/2022 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits issued to an injured lineman while his request for the allowance of additional conditions was still pending. ...Read More | |||
