Report: Union Workers Argue Against Crime Surveillance
The New Orleans Fire Fighters Association and other labor advocates are raising concerns after the city government used its $40 million street corner crime camera network to contest a workers’…
Extension of COVID-19 Presumption First Bill Passed in Session
The first bill Minnesota lawmakers passed since returning to the Capitol at the end of January would extend the presumption that COVID-19 is compensable for frontline workers.
Gov. Tim Walz in…
High Court Says Commission Erred in Relying on Doctor’s Report to Determine Worker’s Loss of Vision
The Ohio Supreme Court upheld a determination that the Industrial Commission abused its discretion in determining the extent of a worker’s lost vision based on the part of an expert…
WCIRB’s Governing Committee to Discuss Including COVID Claims in X-Mods
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California Governing Committee will discuss when it meets Wednesday whether the Sept. 1 regulatory filing should include a provision to include COVID-19 claims…
ADA Doesn’t Preempt Comp Act Payment Provisions, but Air Ambulance Billing Dispute Continues
A Texas appellate court on Thursday ruled that federal aviation law does not preempt state law regulating the payment for medical services and sent a long-running fee dispute between air ambulance providers…