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Tuesday, May 7, 2024
- State: Colorado
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In a case of first impression, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that COVID-19 can be an occupational disease under the Workers’ Compensation Act.
Case:
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- State: Alaska
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The Alaska Supreme Court upheld the denial of a pilot’s claim for additional benefits for conditions he blamed on his injuries from a 1985 plane
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- State: California
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The Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation will vote on posting draft annual reports when it meets May 15.
Commissioners are scheduled to
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The California Assembly unanimously passed a bill that would treat electronic signatures the same as traditional wet signatures for Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board proceedings.
The
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- State: Hawaii
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Hawaii lawmakers on Thursday sent the governor a bill that would entitle injured workers to receive magnetic resonance images during the first 60 days after
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- State: Colorado
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The Colorado General Assembly passed a bill that would increase statutory caps on disability benefits and require annual adjustments for inflation, starting in 2025.
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- State: Montana
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The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court issued an order compelling an injured worker to travel 150 miles from home to undergo a psychiatric evaluation.
Case: Neisinger
… Read more »Monday, April 29, 2024
- State: California
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The California Assembly unanimously approved a bill that would require employers to notify workers that they have a right to consult an attorney to discuss
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The owner of a building maintenance company in Northern California was ordered to pay $687,560 in restitution after being convicted of workers’ compensation fraud for
… Read more »Friday, April 26, 2024
- State: California
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The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau on Thursday said it submitted its annual advisory pure premium rate filing to the California Department of Insurance.
The WCIRB
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