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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Bill Would Mandate 10 Days of Paid Time Off for Workers With COVID Symptoms

  • State: California
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A California lawmaker introduced legislation that would require employers to ensure that some workers who test positive for COVID-19 are excluded from the workplace for

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

WCD Posts New Hospital Reimbursement Ratios

  • State: Oregon
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The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division updated the cost-to-charge ratios used to calculate reimbursement owed to hospitals for treating injured workers.

Hospital reimbursements are calculated by

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Resolution Seeks Rule Change on APRN Reimbursement

  • State: Hawaii
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Hawaii lawmakers are debating resolutions that would ask the director of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to amend the agency’s rules to clarify that

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

State's Share of Covered Wages, Benefit Payments Edges Up Slightly

  • State: California
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The share of covered wages and benefits paid to injured workers in the Golden State increased in 2021 from 2020 despite no change in the

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Friday, March 8, 2024

Court: Settlements to Release 'Unknown' Claims Aren't Enforceable

  • State: Montana
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The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that settlement language purporting to release “unknown” claims is not enforceable.

Case: Sundheim v. Montana Health Network, No. 2024-00347,

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

Insurance Commissioner Announces Reappointments

  • State: California
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State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced reappointments to organizations that influence policy and regulation of the workers' compensation industry in the Golden State.

Lara reappointed Andrew Chick

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Report: Most CT Claims in State Involve Litigation

  • State: California
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Seventy percent of cumulative injury trauma claims in California involved an attorney, according to research published Friday by the California Workers’ Compensation Institute, which called

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Friday, March 1, 2024

Lawmakers Aim to Enhance Survivor Benefits for Ride-Share Driver Deaths

  • State: Washington
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Lawmakers in Washington state have passed legislation that would enhance workers' compensation survivor benefits in deaths involving drivers working for ride-sharing services.

The measure, House

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Friday, March 1, 2024

MSF Opens Registration for Annual Medical Conference

  • State: Montana
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Montana State Fund opened registration for its annual medical conference set for May 15-17 at the One Legged Magpie in Red Lodge.

“This year, we

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

DWC Launches Online Education Modules

  • State: California
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation on Wednesday announced that it launched three free online educational courses for system users including providers, claims administrators, case

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