Changes in workers' compensation laws in 2003: new and revised legislation further defined coverage and services under the workers' compensation laws of various States.(Worker's Compensation, 2003) From: Monthly Labor Review | Date: January 1, 2004| Author: Whittington, Glenn | COPYRIGHT 2004 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

In 2003, major legislative reforms occurred in California, Florida, Montana, Nevada, and West Virginia. Maximum burial expenses increased from $5,000 to $7,500 in Florida and Iowa, and from $3,200 to $5,500 in Ohio. In California, the vocational rehabilitation provisions were repealed and replaced with a "supplemental job displacement benefit," up to a maximum of $10,000. Also, in California, chiropractic and physical therapy treatments were limited to 24 visits for the life of the...