Category / Topic Archives: Legislative proposals
SB 289 part 2 – More Changes
By Jason Weinstock on September 17, 2021 Posted in Legislative proposalsAs mentioned in SB 289 part 1, this year’s legislative session was a big one and SB 289 was a huge bill. SB 289 changed apportionment, who can sign C-4s, determinations send by fax, added attorney’s liens, amended rules about accepting PPD awards, clarified existing rules on vocational rehabilitation, and allows claimants to recover costs. … Continue reading SB 289 part 2 – More Changes
SB 289 part 1 – New Apportionment Rules
By Jason Weinstock on June 25, 2021 Posted in Information Center,Legislative proposals,Permanent partial disability awardsThis year’s legislative session was a big one, so big that I will need to break it down into separate blogs. There were three bills that passed this session, that will have an impact on workers’ compensation. The biggest of which was SB 289, which made changes to apportionment, who can sign C-4s, determinations sent … Continue reading SB 289 part 1 – New Apportionment Rules
New Treating Panel of Workers’ Compensation Doctors is Now Posted!
By Jason Weinstock on July 3, 2020 Posted in Information Center,Legislative proposals,Medial ProvidersIn a previous blog post I talked about SB 381, which was passed in the 2019 legislative session. SB 381 created some much-needed changes and added regulation in how the Division of Industrial Relations (DIR) compiles their treating provider list. Prior to SB 381 the DIR’s treating provider list had over 4,000 providers, 50% of … Continue reading New Treating Panel of Workers’ Compensation Doctors is Now Posted!
Changes to Nevada Workers Compensation Law for Stress (PTSD) Claims and Concurrent Wages After the Passing of AB 492.
By Jason Weinstock on December 27, 2019 Posted in Average Monthly Wage,Concurrent wages,Legislative proposals,psychological injuryAB 492 was a “two birds with one stone” bill that was passed during the 2019 legislative session. The bill brought much needed changes to Nevada workers compensation law for both stress claims and the calculation of concurrent wages! Changes Made to the Statute for Stress Claims. NRS 616C.180 is the statute that governs claims … Continue reading Changes to Nevada Workers Compensation Law for Stress (PTSD) Claims and Concurrent Wages After the Passing of AB 492.
2019 Brought Positive Changes To Vocational Rehabilitation!
By Jason Weinstock on December 13, 2019 Posted in Information Center,Legislative proposals,Vocational rehabilitationVocational rehabilitation is one the few things/programs I like about the Nevada workers’ compensation system. In short it offers injured workers the ability to learn a new trade and find a job, when they can no longer return to their previous employment. See my blog on vocational rehabilitation for more information. The conclusion of the … Continue reading 2019 Brought Positive Changes To Vocational Rehabilitation!
Nevada Workers Compensation Law NRS 616C.145
By Jason Weinstock on October 9, 2019 Posted in Information Center,Legislative proposals,Medical CareClaimants love it and insurers don’t… the famous/infamous NRS 616C.145. Prior to the 1990’s Nevada workers’ compensation claims used to be liberally construed in favor of the injured worker, claims would move much faster, and the whole process was much less burdensome than it is today. It was in the 1990’s that the wind shifted … Continue reading Nevada Workers Compensation Law NRS 616C.145
Horror Stories On Opt-Out and Workers’ Comp Laws Worse than Nevada’s Laws
By Jason Weinstock on November 12, 2015 Posted in Information Center,Legislative proposalsEvery year I attend a Larson Advisory Board luncheon scheduled during the National Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conference in Las Vegas. Advisory Board members are attorneys from various states who blog and contribute articles on workers’ compensation law to the Larson’s Series of publications. The Board members discuss trends and the hottest legal issues. This … Continue reading Horror Stories On Opt-Out and Workers’ Comp Laws Worse than Nevada’s Laws
Work Comp attorneys have been busy!
By Jason Weinstock on October 16, 2015 Posted in DIR complaints,Information Center,Legislative proposals,MiscellaneousThe monthly meeting of the workers’ compensation attorneys who represent injured workers was named the Workers Comp Working Group by the Nevada Justice Association with the presentation of a plaque. It was given to attorneys from the group who attended the annual NJA conference this past weekend in Long Beach California. JP Kemp, Jason Mills, … Continue reading Work Comp attorneys have been busy!
DIR Undertakes Long-Overdue Review of Discount Rate
By Jason Weinstock on August 20, 2015 Posted in Calculating benefits,Legislative proposals,Permanent partial disability awardsThe following is an article from WorkCompCentral, an online workers’ compensation news reporting service and resource center for the work comp industry and injured workers. I haven’t received a response from DIR to the Petition to Amend Regulation that I filed on July 29. DIR has 30 days to respond to that Petition. I am … Continue reading DIR Undertakes Long-Overdue Review of Discount Rate
Injured Workers’ Opinions Needed NOW!!
By Jason Weinstock on April 7, 2015 Posted in Legislative proposals,Permanent partial disability awardsAs you know, I have been working with a group of dedicated workers’ comp attorneys to try to defeat some nasty bills that would significantly cut your benefits. Specifically, Assembly Bill 229 would require that rating doctors use the 6th edition of the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairments instead of the … Continue reading Injured Workers’ Opinions Needed NOW!!
Legislative Update on Bills Affecting Injured Workers
By Jason Weinstock on March 31, 2015 Posted in Legislative proposals,Permanent partial disability awardsSteve Miller ran two articles today in the Nevada Journal on the proposed legislation that would allow injured workers greater rights to choose their treating physicians. Let’s hope that Nevada’s lawmakers read them and pay particular attention to how ineffective DIR is with regard to looking out for the interests of injured workers as we … Continue reading Legislative Update on Bills Affecting Injured Workers
Choose Your Doctor Legislation: Need Testimony and Letters
By Jason Weinstock on March 9, 2015 Posted in Legislative proposals,Medical CareNevada injured workers can do something about the current law that limits their choice of treating doctors to those on their industrial insurers’ provider lists. The Nevada Chiropractic Association has sponsored a bill, AB 187, that would amend current law and would allow injured workers to treat with a doctor who is willing to accept … Continue reading Choose Your Doctor Legislation: Need Testimony and Letters
Legislation: Find Your Nevada representatives
By Jason Weinstock on March 6, 2015 Posted in Legislative proposalsClick on this website to find out who your representatives are in state government so that you can voice your opinion on this important issue: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Division/Research/Library/FAQ/WhichLegislatorRepresents.html?CFID=23920731&CFTOKEN=bf710a33b7c9b575-B1993405-F17A-47AD-CBA1A41D2BF543E2
Help! Prevent Terrible Changes to Work Comp
By Jason Weinstock on March 5, 2015 Posted in Legislative proposalsThe Nevada legislature meets only once every other year, and this year doesn’t look good for the changes that could gut benefits for Nevada’s injured workers. The amendment so many of us committed work comp attorneys hoped would get out of the senate committee on commerce and labor and to the legislature for a … Continue reading Help! Prevent Terrible Changes to Work Comp
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