Industry Insights
| MARC Smart about New Medicare Secondary Payer Act Bill | 03/30/2011 | ||
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| By Roy FrancoFranco SignorOn March 14, Congressman Tim Murphy for Pennsylvania and Congressman Ron Kind for Wisconsin introduced H.R. 1063 to bring needed improvements to the Medicare Secondary Payer Act. Long overdue, the proposed legislation builds on the coalition’s previo...Read More | |||
| Marijuana and Zero-Tolerance Drug Testing Policies Remain An Issue | 03/15/2011 | ||
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| By Jim ShoreStoel RivesEmployers and the courts continue to wrestle with issues involving “zero tolerance” drug testing policies and whether employers must accommodate medical marijuana use by their employees. Marijuana use is strictly illegal under the federal Controll...Read More | |||
| Medical Marijuana: Wal-Mart Wins! (Wal-Mart Loses) | 03/07/2011 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By John CoppelmanLynch Ryan & AssociatesWe have been following the sad saga of Joseph Casias, a former Walmart employee in Battle Creek, Michigan. Casias, 29, suffers from a sinus cancer and an inoperable brain tumor. (He looks so much older than his years.) After 5 unusually s...Read More | |||
| Medical Marijuana Laws and Workers' Comp | 02/28/2011 | ||
| State: CO | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Clifford EleyEley Law FirmIn 2000, Colorado voters passed Amendment 20, a comprehensive measure meant to allow the lawful use of medical marijuana for those suffering from certain conditions. Along with Colorado, 13 other states have approved similar legalization schemes. Yet, w...Read More | |||
| Major Contributing Cause as a Defense | 02/14/2011 | ||
| State: FL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| Michael RabinowitzBanker Lopze GasslerFew areas of the law are as confusing as major contributing cause. Workers’ compensation is the only area of personal injury law where the “eggshell plaintiff” does not exist. In all other areas, the law takes the claimant &ld...Read More | |||
| Medical Foods Fight in Calif. Comp | 02/11/2011 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Julius YoungBoxer & GersonWho doesn't love a good food fight?Every kid remembers the fantasy of smothering Uncle Elmer's face in a banana cream pie. I'll never forget the battle of the sloppy Joes when there was a power failure at the dining hall my f...Read More | |||
| Moving on the 12-Point Plan | 12/28/2010 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Julius YoungBoxer & GersonThe California Division of Workers' Compensation has now unveiled another proposed feature of its 12-point plan to help control medical costs. The latest proposal is a revision of inpatient hospital fees and a revision of hospital outpatient fee...Read More | |||
| Money, Politics and Workers' Comp | 11/18/2010 | ||
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: FL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Joe PadudaCompPharma and Health Strategy AssociatesAn interesting confluence of events occurred this week in the Sunshine State, one that will keep employers' costs up while enriching politicians and physician dispensers.First, the Florida Legislature was going t...Read More | |||
| Medical Guidelines: So Much Done So Far to Go! | 10/13/2010 | ||
| State: NY | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Michael T. BernsRetired New York State Workers' Compensation Board CommissionerI was planning to do a poll on the Medical Guidelines and Functional Assessments for today, but in order to make sure my questions were relevant I read these docum...Read More | |||
| Mass. Comp: The Power of 'Any 3 Persons' | 09/09/2010 | ||
| State: MA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Jon CoppelmanLynch Ryan & AssociatesMassachusetts has been in the forefront of the independent contractor issue. The state has narrowed the definition of "independent contractor" to the point where almost anybody can be defined as an employee. But how do you enforce this? Wh...Read More | |||
