NCCI Court Case Update Reviews Exclusive Remedy, Air Ambulance Issues

The National Council on Compensation Insurance has released the latest edition of its Countrywide Court Case Update, looking at cases and decisions that may impact workers’ compensation across the U.S.  The report discusses court cases regarding workers’ compensation exclusive remedy; challenges to state adoption of third-party guides; marijuana issues; air ambulance reimbursement; and other federal and state developments. On the air ambulance issue, for example, state and federal courts thus far have largely found that the federal Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 preempts s...