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:
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In Texas, a study conducted by the Texas Department of Insurance found that between 2007 and 2017, the number of injured workers returning to their jobs within six months rose by 5%
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Alabama is thinking about expanded mental health benefits for first responders, which would allow them to file workers’ compensation claims for mental illness even if there’s no accompanying physical injury
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The Governor of Washington announced the state's intention to provide workers' compensation benefits and other protections to first responders and health care workers who are quarantined because of the Coronavirus
This edition also includes an update from Virginia, Washington, and Minnesota.
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