Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features legislative news coming out of Kansas, with the announcement that Kansas Governor Sam Brownback has signed Substitute for HB 2134 into law. The new law revises portions of the Kansas Workers Compensation Act, and is the first significant reform to workers compensation laws in the state since 1993. Highlights include changes in thresholds for compensable incidents, overturned court cases, and benefit cap changes.
Find out more (including a link to the full bill) by clicking here.