State workers' compensation: significant legislation in 1989 (ABSTRACT), Monthly Labor Review Online, Jan. 1990

State workers' compensation: significant legislation in 1989

LaVerne C. Tinsley
State standards advisor, Division of the State Workers' Compensation Programs, Office of the State Liaison and Legislative Analysis, Employment Standards Administration, U.S. Department of Labor

Among the enactments taken on behalf of injured workers, maximum weekly compensation payments for temporary total disability were increased in 45 States and the Virgin Islands, and many States provided for medical deductibles in insurance policies. Following is a State-by-State summary of legislation enacted.

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