Lawmakers in New York are considering a bill that would amend the state’s existing law on communicating with an injured worker’s doctor. A.B. 8957, introduced Tuesday and sent to the labor committee, states that it would “not constitute improper influence or an attempt to improperly influence if a claimant’s attorney or representative communicates, verbally or …
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One month into the new year and the years-long trend to expand, amend or introduce legislation involving post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental injuries as occupational diseases continues. More than a dozen new and revived bills have been filed since December. Some call for new presumptions or add types of workers that would qualify, some …
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Lawmakers in Colorado are considering a bill that would provide workers compensation benefits to workers who repeatedly experience traumatic events at work if they meet certain conditions. H.B. 1140, which was introduced and sent to the House Business Affairs and Labor Committee on Monday, refers to the term “complex trauma,” which is defined in the …
Kentucky legislators have introduced legislation that would amend the state’s workers compensation law to expand who is permitted to treat injured employees. House Bill 401, filed Monday, would allow a physician licensed in any state, commonwealth, district or U.S. territory to treat injured workers. Current law only permits doctors licensed in Kentucky to take workers …
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The construction sector topped the list for workplace injuries in 2023, reporting three times the number of workers compensation claims out of all industries, according to a workplace safety trends report released Monday by Texas Mutual Insurance Co. Thirty-nine percent of serious injury claims were filed by construction workers compared with 11% in mining, 11% …
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Friday that it cited a Georgia plumbing contractor after an employee suffered a fatal fall at a work site in June 2023. OSHA cited Silver Creek-based K&D Plumbing Inc. for willfully failing to develop and implement a permit-required confined space entry program before allowing workers to enter …
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National Council on Compensation Insurance President and CEO Bill Donnell plans to retire in February 2025, the ratings agency announced Thursday. Mr. Donnell joined NCCI in 2015 after serving as president of Swiss Re’s property and casualty reinsurance business. He previously was chief marketing officer, global casualty leader and president of specialty commercial lines for …
Legislators in Oklahoma this week pre-filed legislation that would make line-of-duty mental injuries compensable for first responders. Senate Bill 1457 would enable police officers, firefighters (both professional and volunteer) and emergency medical technicians who suffer on-the-job post-traumatic stress disorder to collect workers compensation benefits. Generally, Oklahoma workers who suffer a work-related mental injury are barred …
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Rhode Island lawmakers have introduced legislation clarifying what types of workers would be considered employees for workers compensation purposes. Senate Bill 2236, filed Wednesday, would, among other things, expand the definition of “employee” to include “any person providing labor or services for remuneration.” The burden would be placed on an employer to prove that the …
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