What's happening this week in workers' compensation? IWP's weekly legislative wrap-up, State of the States, keeps you up to date on important matters within the workers' compensation and pharmacy arena.
This week's legislative wrap-up contains updates including:
- In Massachusetts, ride-hailing and app-based delivery companies, including Lyft, Uber, and DooDash, among others, have filed a petition for a ballot initiative that would keep gig economy workers classified as independent contractors.
- The New Hampshire House of Representatives designated September 16 as a working session on a bill that would expand workers' compensation benefits regarding prophylactic treatment for critical exposure.
- A study by the University of California - Davis reveals that opioid tapering results in higher rates of overdoses and psych issues for high-dose users.
This edition includes an update on national news.
Stay connected to all relevant information in workers' compensation and pharmacy by subscribing to our weekly newsletter. For last week's wrap-up, please click here.