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# [State of the States, July 31](https://www.iwpharmacy.com/blog/state-of-the-states-july-31-2020)

 Written by [Danielle Jaffee](https://www.iwpharmacy.com/blog/author/danielle-jaffee) | Aug 3, 2020 12:00:00 PM

What's happening this week in workers' compensation? IWP's weekly legislative wrap-up, **State of the States**, keeps you up to date on important matters within the workers' compensation and pharmacy arena.

**This week's legislative wrap-up contains updates including:**

- In New York, the Assembly voted to pass a new bill that would expand the list of providers who can treat injured workers to include massage therapists, among others.
- The New Jersey Assembly is taking up a bill that would make it easier for essential employees who contract COVID-19 to collect workers' compensation benefits.
- On August 20, 2020, the Maine Insurance Department will hold the first hearing on regulations that would impose new rules on PBMs within the state.

This edition also includes updates from Arizona and Connecticut.  

Stay connected to all relevant information in workers' compensation and pharmacy by subscribing to our weekly newsletter. For last week's wrap-up, please click [here](https://www.iwpharmacy.com/blog/state-of-the-states-july-24-2020). 

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