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Monday, April 24, 2023

Supreme Court Faults Board for Failing to Provide Sufficient Basis to Review Penalty

  • State: Oregon
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The Oregon Supreme Court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board failed to provide a sufficient explanation for its reasoning in a dispute over an award

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Monday, April 24, 2023

Bill to Create Good Faith Duty Heading to Governor

  • State: Washington
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Lawmakers in Washington state passed a bill that would specify that self-insured employers and their private-sector counterparts that employ firefighters owe a duty of good faith

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Friday, April 21, 2023

Fiscal Committee Passes Skin Cancer Presumption, Debit Card Bills

  • State: California
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A California Assembly committee passed bills that would give certain San Diego city workers a presumption that skin cancer is compensable and allow carriers to continue using

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Thursday, April 20, 2023

Report: COVID-19 Comp Claims Surged in Late 2022

  • State: California
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Claims for COVID-19 more than doubled in the latter part of 2022, but the surge paled in comparison with the prior two years, according to

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Thursday, April 20, 2023

DWC Invites Physicians, Pharmacists to Apply for P&T Committee

  • State: California
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation is seeking applications from physicians and pharmacists who are interested in serving on the committee that advises evidence-based changes

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Bill to List Psychologists as Attending Providers Heads to Governor

  • State: Washington
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Lawmakers in Washington state on Tuesday delivered to the governor a bill that would allow psychologists to serve as attending providers for mental health-only claims.

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Lawmakers Pass Bill Limiting Exclusive Remedy in Youth Employment Act Violations

  • State: Colorado
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Colorado employers that force minors to work more hours than allowed by law or engage in prohibited forms of work could face civil suits in addition

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023

WCA Seeks Injured Workers to Serve on Attorney Fee Task Force

  • State: New Mexico
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The New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration is looking for two injured workers who could serve on a task force lawmakers charged with studying the impact

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Industry Expert Mark Webb Dies

  • State: California
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Longtime California governmental affairs expert and workers’ compensation industry consultant Mark Webb died April 9 from esophageal cancer.

Mark Webb

Webb was involved

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023

WCIRB Governing Committee Meets Wednesday

  • State: California
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The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau’s Governing Committee will meet Wednesday to discuss the 2023 advisory pure premium rate for California policies incepting after Sept.

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