
While a bill pending in the California Legislature would create a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is compensable for firefighters, at least one jurisdiction in
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When outdoor temperatures rise, workers’ comp claims heat up, too, with an increase in the frequency of heat-related illnesses as well as injuries such as
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With Democrats in control of the Legislature and the governor's office for the first time in eight years, worker advocates have slated 27 bills that
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Gov. Larry Hogan this week signed into law two bills that expand cancer presumption for first responders.
The action is the latest in a year
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After falling in the years following implementation of Senate Bill 863, medical costs per lost-time claim in California’s workers’ comp system have increased 4%, according
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Three weeks after news broke that a workers' compensation judge was fired following complaints from a top Philadelphia claimants' law firm, the state secretary of
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A new report from pharmacy benefit manager Optum suggests that a decrease in workers’ comp spending on drugs might spark an increase in spending on
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William Nemeth has been a designated doctor at the Texas Division of Workers' Compensation for more than 20 years, examining patients and filing reports to
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Following four consecutive years of workers’ comp insurance rates decreases, analysts are watching closely for any signs that the trend might be reversing.
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Legislation designed to revamp Oklahoma's workers' compensation statutes passed the state Senate last week, but not until the bill doubled in size over the House
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