A bill was introduced in the California state Senate on Wednesday that would reduce the 90-day time period to rebut injury claims to 60 days for all injuries and employees. For members of law enforcement and first responders, the time…
A bill was introduced in the California state Senate on Monday that would expand the meaning of medical treatment for workers compensation benefits to include the services of a licensed clinical social worker. The existing law requires a referral from…
The California Senate on Monday passed a bill that would create a presumption that certain conditions and injuries are compensable for hospital workers. The Senate voted 21-9 to pass S.B. 213, which would create a presumption that certain cancers, musculoskeletal…
California’s presumption that COVID-19 is compensable for workers compensation under certain circumstances would be extended by two years under a bill introduced Tuesday. A.B. 1751 would extend until Jan. 1, 2025, the COVID-19 presumption scheduled to sunset at the start…
Employers may be warming up to the idea that fighting some workers’ compensation claims and medical treatments can be counterproductive, and new emphasis should be placed on keeping injured workers happy – and out of the courtroom. “The workers’ comp…
In the first year of the pandemic, COVID-19 claims in workers compensation made up roughly 1/10th of claims and on average were less costly than non-COVID claims in almost every state, according to new analysis published Wednesday by the Workers…
California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that the 2022 minimum and maximum temporary total disability rates will increase on Jan. 1, 2022. The minimum TTD rate will increase from $203.44 to $230.95 and the maximum TTD rate will increase from…
Recent litigation and proposed legislation in some eastern states may have opened the door to more widespread use of cannabis to treat injured workers, experts say. Cases heard in courts in New York, Massachusetts, Maine, New Jersey and New Hampshire…
A law that goes into effect next year that will greatly expand the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s ability to impose fines for pandemic-related offenses is a wake-up call for businesses with multiple locations, legal experts say. There…
Based on claims data from years before the PTSD presumption created by Senate Bill 542 took effect in 2020 in California, policy think tank Rand Corp. found that first responders filed more claims for the condition and that those claims…