Two bills have been introduced in the Kentucky legislature seeking to legalize medical marijuana. Ky. House Bill 136 was filed on January 9, 2019, and as of February 13, 2019, [...]
Louisville's 89.3 WFPL reports that the Kentucky Labor Cabinet has proposed a merger with the Public Protection Cabinet. The merger, cabinet leaders say, "would save money, streamline government and improve [...]
Walter W. Turner passed away at the age of 73 on Monday, February 4, 2019. Turner was the Commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Workers' Claims from 1994 until 2001. [...]
From the Kentucky Department of Workers' Claims: In conjunction with the Kentucky Department of Workers’ Claims, ODG is providing a live ODG Drug Formulary training webinar on Thursday, February 21, [...]
From the Department of Workers' Claims: Pursuant to KRS 342.265(3), upon lump-sum settlement of future periodic payments, the discount rate used in the calculation of the settlement amount shall be [...]
Kentucky HB 140, introduced in the 2019 legislative session, seeks to "amend KRS 342.0011 to clarify definition of 'injury' to include psychological injuries for certain employees; create a new section [...]
The Kentucky Finance Cabinet has published the January through March 2019 rate as .40 per mile. This information is useful for Kentucky workers' compensation adjusters calculating mileage reimbursement for workers' [...]
Gov. Bevin has re-appointed Franklin Stivers to the Kentucky Workers' Compensation Board. His term will expire in 2023. Stivers is the brother of Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers.
NPR recently reported the story of Pius "Gene" Hobbs, who was killed in a work-related accident when a dump truck backed over him. As the network reported, Kentucky Occupational Safety and [...]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 22, 2018) – The Department of Workers’ Claims (DWC) announces the adoption of ODG by MCG as its treatment guidelines and pharmaceutical formulary provider. Pursuant to KRS 342.035, [...]