Workers' Compensation News
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An Interesting Analysis of Compensability
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04/12/2016
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By: David Langham
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 629 | 0
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In the 1985 board game-inspired movie "Clue," we are treated to a summation of the crimes by Wadsworth (Tim Curry, who may or may not have been the butler). The movie is known for its four alternative endings, each as plausible, and ridiculous, as the last. In one, Wadsworth notes "...Read More
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A Drug Formulary Dialogue
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02/19/2016
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By: Mark Pew
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 1469 | 0
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I had the privilege of testifying for the Nebraska Business & Labor Committee on Feb. 8 on Legislative Bill 1005, which would require the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court to adopt an evidence-based drug formulary.
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​The Constitutionality of IMR
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02/18/2016
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By: Ted E. Richards
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 1410 | 0 | Popular with Legal
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On October 28, 2015, the California Court of Appeal, First District, ruled in Francis Stevens v. WCAB (Outspoken Enterprises), 241 Cal. App. 4th 1074 (1st Dist. 2015) that California’s Independent Medical Review (IMR) procedure is constitutional. In its decision, the court concluded that th...Read More
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Another Appellate Court Activist Stunner
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12/29/2015
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By: Eugene Keefe
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 556 | 0
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In Oliver v. Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission, issued Dec. 18, claimant worked for an Illinois construction employer for only three days. His supervisor saw him on all three days and noticed nothing unusual about Claimant during the entire time he worked for the company.
Seve...Read More
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Attorney Fee Reform
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12/28/2015
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By: David Langham
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 528 | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Attorney fees are in the news -- but not in Florida.
Here, we await the next development from the Florida Supreme Court in Castellanos and those other cases upon which the court has invited briefs (the "companion cases").
But in June, the Oregon Go...Read More
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Are We Only Paying Lip Service To Psychosocial Issues?
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11/17/2015
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By: Tom Lynch
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 348 | 0
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It is a cliché in the workers’ comp industry that claims adjusters never want “to buy a psych claim.” Perhaps that’s why they rarely resort to psychologists until the horse is out of the barn and grazing four pastures over. By then it’s a last resort kind of t...Read More
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Agreements Matter
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11/05/2015
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 348 | 0
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Workers' compensation is under most people's radar. There are industry sources for news in workers' compensation. There are not a great many workers' compensation-focused news sources, but a few like WorkCompCentral.com and WorkersCompensation.com
provide news and feed...Read More
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