Workers' Compensation News
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Bill Would Make PTSD Presumption Permanent | 01/08/2025 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A lawmaker in Maine is proposing to make permanent a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is compensable for certain first responders. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Seeks to Clarify Employment Relationship for Home Health Services | 01/08/2025 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Legislation introduced for the 2025 legislative session in Utah seeks to clarify that injured workers are the statutory employers of those providing them with home health services. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Require Employers to Issue Treatment Decisions Within 45 Days | 01/07/2025 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A bill introduced ahead of the legislative session that starts Wednesday would require employers to issue a decision on medical treatment requests within 45 calendar days. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Add to List of Cancers Covered by Statutory Alternative to Comp | 01/07/2025 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Florida lawmakers are proposing to expand the list of cancers covered under a statutory scheme that provides benefits to firefighters as an alternative to workers' compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Require WCB to Issue Stop-Work Orders to Uninsured Employers | 01/03/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New York State Workers' Compensation Board would be required to issue stop-work orders to employers that knowingly fail to provide workers’ compensation coverage under a bill filed for the 2025 legislative session. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Rule Changes Open for Public Comment | 12/31/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation is seeking comments on two fee schedule rules and an outpatient formulary regulation. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Proposes Penalties for Workplace Coercion Based on Immigration Status | 12/26/2024 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A bill introduced ahead of the 2025 legislative session in Washington state would authorize penalties of up to $10,000 if employers threaten or coerce workers based on their immigration status. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Expand List of Presumptive Cancers for Firefighters | 12/26/2024 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Utah lawmaker introduced legislation that would expand the list of cancers that presumptively arise from service among firefighters. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Add Unpaid Interns to Those Not Covered by Comp | 12/24/2024 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Oklahoma lawmakers introduced a bill for the 2025 session that would prevent unpaid interns and other workers from receiving workers' compensation benefits if they are injured. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Proposes Expanding PTSD Presumption to Cover State First Responders | 12/20/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Texas lawmakers introduced a bill that would expand the number of police, firefighters and emergency medical technicians who qualify for a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is a compensable injury. ...Read More | |||
