Workers Comp

Illinois lawmakers on Monday introduced workers compensation bills that would affect compensability on cumulative trauma and work travel. H.B. 1543 would determine that an injury arose out of and in the course of employment only if the accident “significantly caused or contributed to both the resulting condition and disability.” The bill doesn’t define “significantly caused,” …

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Lawmakers in New York will for a second year consider making Lyme disease an occupational illness under workers compensation. S.B. 3117, introduced Friday, states that Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases would also be considered under disability if the worker is presumed to have caught the disease in the scope of employment. Under the bill, …

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The number of times a commercial vehicle driver tested positive for drugs increased in 2022, with positive marijuana tests making up the bulk of the increase, according to a federal transportation survey. Commercial drivers tested positive for delta-9 THC, the ingredient in cannabis that causes a psychotropic ‘high,’ 40,916 times in 2022, up from 29,511 …

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Most major lines of commercial insurance saw quarter-over-quarter increases in average premium renewal rate change for the fourth quarter, Tampa, Florida-based Ivans Insurance Services reported Friday. An exception was workers compensation, which remained negative. In commercial property lines, the fourth-quarter premium renewal rate change averaged 7.95%, compared with 6.95% in the third quarter. The average …

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A legislative proposal in Oregon would add chiropractors to the list of medical providers qualified to be attending physicians in workers compensation claims. Oregon lawmakers Thursday introduced House Bill 3150, which would also amend current comp law by removing limits on duration of medical service and number of visits and certain areas of practice for …

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A trial court correctly determined a Texas nursing professor didn’t have to first file a workers compensation claim before civilly suing a campus police officer after the woman was struck by a cruiser in a school parking lot, an appeals court ruled. The Court of Appeals of Texas, Thirteenth District, affirmed Thursday a trial judge’s …

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A Vail, Colorado, construction contractor is facing felony manslaughter charges after a worker died in a trench collapse in 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor announced Thursday. Following the accident, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Peter Dillon, owner of the now-defunct A4S LLC, after a worker installing residential sewer pipes suffered fatal injuries …

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Seeking to improve accountability among employers who repeatedly violate workplace safety and health rules, the U.S. Department of Labor announced Thursday that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration will change the way it cites companies to ensure greater compliance. OSHA says its administrators will now have the authority to cite certain types of violations as …

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Rival brokerages this week announced the hiring of former Marsh LLC executives. Also of note: Former NFL player Sharrif K. Floyd sued insurers and brokers in connection with his career-ending knee surgery. Source link

A small percentage of employees with COVID-19 workers compensation claims during the early days of the pandemic received additional medical care in the months after their diagnosis due to “long COVID,” according to a study. The Workers Compensation Research Institute on Thursday released a study that found 7% of workers with COVID-19 claims developed “long …

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