Enacted as part of the state’s budget bill, this new regulation comes with stipulations and exclusions.

The national trend continues, in this case with qualifying events and the inclusion of 911 dispatchers.

Employees who experience a qualifying traumatic event on the job can receive PTSD coverage via workers’ comp.

Three states have introduced bills or seen court cases overturned in relation to this policy.

Beyond PTSD, cancers, heart conditions, and communicable diseases are seeing legislative activity.

Several states have submitted bills to expand presumptions for first responders.

This report contains a high level report on the status of the Texas workers’ comp system.

Maryland and Missouri voters pass recreational legalization.

If enacted, this bill would create an exemption where gig workers do not receive employee benefits.

A total of 19 states now allow for recreational marijuana in adults aged 21 and older.