A special “Thank you!” to Jan Fisher of our firm for all of her work on this legislation for injured workers in Kansas.Press ReleaseGovernor Kelly Ceremonially Signs Enhanced Kansas Workers Compensation ActMay 29, 2024Governor Kelly Ceremonially Signs Enhanced Kansas Workers Compensation ActTOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today ceremonially signed Senate Bill 430, bipartisan legislation making…

Kansas lawmakers have passed severe limits on workers’ compensation benefits, writes Jess Cooper. They can start to fix the problem in 2023. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector) The Kansas Reflector welcomes opinion pieces from writers who share our goal of widening the conversation about how public policies affect the day-to-day lives of people throughout our state. Jeff…

Workers Compensation benefits are governed by Statue. Each year Labor and the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association (KTLA) push for reform in the Kansas Workers Compensation Act. Despite this, there have been very few changes to the Act since 2011. Benefits have remained stagnant. Now that the statewide elections have occurred, the Legislature should address the…

Under the Kansas Workers Compensation Act (KWCA) the employer is generally responsible for all medical treatment prescribed by the authorized treating physician. The proposed medical treatment must be related to the work injury and be reasonable and necessary. The phrase “reasonable and necessary” has a very specific meaning under the KWCA. Not every proposed treatment…

Published by Jeb Benfer Kansas has the lowest workers compensation benefit for permanently totally disabled workers injured on the job in the country. Sad, but true. www.mcwala.com   The following artice is from the Topeka Capital-Journal and written by Tim Carpenter. Workers’ compensation law offers bleak future for Wichita nurse who nearly died of COVID-19 Lifetime permanent…