Bay Area cannabis grower cited for workers’ comp coverage violations
State investigators this week obtained payroll data and found that employees of a Half Moon Bay, California-area cannabis company were not covered by workers’ compensation insurance. As a result, the company was cited $33,000: $1,500 for each of its 22 employees. Half Moon Bay Review
No guarantees on Florida workers’ comp changes
The Florida Senate will “look” at coronavirus-related workers’ compensation claims during this year’s legislative session, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said Monday. A state Division of Workers’ Compensation report showed that as of December 31, 13,409 workers’ compensation claims had been filed by health care workers and educators and that nearly 46 percent of the claims were denied. News4Jax
Virginia lawmakers consider workers’ comp for public safety employees
State lawmakers are working on proposals to cover most public safety employees under workers’ compensation benefits if they die or become disabled from COVID-19. The benefits would be retroactive to last March if approved, applying to firemen, EMT’s, law enforcement officers and correctional officers. The Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee is working on a final version of the proposals. WFIR (Roanoke, Va.) [with audio]
Kansas Republican lawmakers concerned state is losing millions to scammers
The Kansas Department of Labor says it’s blocked more than 649,000 attempts from internet bots or human scammers to log into its unemployment system within 34 hours after a shutdown of the system ended Tuesday morning. Assurances from labor officials that new security protocols are blocking thousands of fraudulent attempts every hour have not placated Republican officials, who say employers will be liable for the fraudulent claims if the fraud is not detected. Tulsa World
Connecticut Dems call for tax increase
In Connecticut, a group of Democratic lawmakers are calling for tax increases to pay for education, programs to help residents stay in their homes and afford their health insurance. NBC Connecticut