Workers' Compensation Academy: 2020: A Unique Year in Many Ways Including Changes in New Jersey Workers’ Compensation
Workers' Compensation Academy: Proposed Legislation and Reduced Regulation - Managing Workers’ Compensation Claims Amid COVID - 19
With summer in full swing accompanied by record-high temperatures, employers should consider developing and implementing measures to mitigate the risk of employees developing heat-related illnesses while working outside....more
In Betts v. North Carolina Department Of Health And Human Services – Cherry Hospital (No. Coa22-324), the North Carolina Court of Appeals has remanded the case to the full commission for further proceedings, finding that the...more
Workers' Compensation partners Jeff Newby and Cheryl Binosa will provide a recap and update on significant legislative changes and case law updates in New Jersey Workers' Compensation from 2022 that could impact businesses...more
On November 1, 2022, the Workers Compensation Amendment Act (No. 2), or Bill 41, passed second reading in the British Columbia legislature. If enacted, Bill 41 would make a number of important changes to the Workers...more
The Colorado legislature approved changes to the state’s workers’ compensation landscape during the 2022 legislative lession. The Workers’ Compensation Injury Notices Act (HB 22-1112) and the Protecting Injured Workers’...more
The California Chamber of Commerce has just identified a host of recently introduced “Job Killer” Bills pending before the California Legislature. This year’s list includes bills that would, among other things, inflate...more
Following the 2017 amendments to the Iowa Workers’ Compensation Act, the Iowa Supreme Court has ruled on its first shoulder cases. The amendment to add Iowa Code section 85.34(2)(n) made shoulder injuries part of the...more
On June 2, 2021, and on June 25, 2021, we reported on Senate Bill 2998 (Companion bill to A2617) which sought to amend the Workers' Compensation Statute as it involved individuals who sustained work-related injuries and are...more
Since approximately 2014, the North Carolina Industrial Commission has doggedly pursued businesses without workers’ compensation insurance in violation of NCGS § 97-94. Through software automation, the Industrial Commission...more
The 2021 West Virginia Legislative Session produced a major change for West Virginia workers’ compensation litigation in the West Virginia Appellate Reorganization Act of 2021. Specifically, Senate Bill 275 was enacted to...more
The North Carolina Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Council met May 18, 2021. Updates from the North Carolina Industrial Commission (NCIC) and the Dispute Resolution Commission (DRC) are provided below....more
HB 492 PASSED BY NC HOUSE - On May 6, the N.C. House of Representatives passed H.B. 492 which allows first responders to qualify for workers’ compensation for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). If passed into law, the...more
How will legislation from 2020 impact New Jersey workers' compensation claims in 2021 and beyond? Workers' Compensation Partners Jeffery D. Newby and Cheryl A. Binosa provide a recap and update on significant legislative...more
Ohio Governor DeWine has asked the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) to approve a dividend of $5 billion for employers to aid with the impact of COVID-19. The BWC’s Board of Directors will vote whether to approve...more
On September 25, 2020, the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) approved Governor Mike DeWine’s proposal to send a second round of dividends to Ohio’s employers to ease the impact of COVID-19....more
In May 2020 Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order that created a time-limited rebuttable presumption for employees to seek workers’ compensation benefits if they tested positive for COVID-19 while on the job. The...more
House Bill 81 goes into effect on September 15, 2020, and it includes major changes to Ohio’s workers’ compensation laws. Below are a few of the more significant changes employers need to know...more
Beginning July 1, 2020, the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission will begin enforcing a new law that will affect how Virginia employers and their workers’ compensation insurance carriers respond to initial claims for...more
Act No. 45 of April 18, 1935, known as the Puerto Rico Compensation System for Work-Related Accidents Act (Act 45), establishes that every employer must secure compulsory insurance to cover their employees’ work-related...more
Through a virtually unanimous vote in the General Assembly, Illinois adopted substantial changes in its Workers’ Compensation and Occupational Diseases statutes to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Recognizing that many workers...more
On June 1, 2020, Puerto Rico Governor Hon. Wanda Vázquez-Garced signed into law Act No. 56-2020, amending the Puerto Rico Workers' Accident Compensation Act (Act No. 45-1935) to extend workers’ compensation insurance coverage...more
While some congressional voices are raising a clamor for new immunities from COVID-19 liability, state legislators and regulators across the nation are pushing hard in the opposite direction, and continue to assess more...more
The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC) has called an emergency meeting on Monday to withdraw its controversial new rule adopting a rebuttal presumption of work-relatedness for first responders and essential...more
As reported in our prior alert, on April 13, 2020, the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC) issued an emergency rule creating a rebuttable presumption that first responders and other essential workers identified...more
On April 13, 2020, the California Insurance Commissioner ordered insurers to make an initial premium refund to policyholders for the months of March and April 2020 for all policies in which loss exposure is less than...more