Workers' Compensation News
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Keefe: 7th Circuit Botches Traveling Employee Concept | 02/13/2018 | |
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| By: Eugene Keefe | |||
| State: IL | Segment: Top | 409 | 0 | |||
| A plaintiff worked for Etihad Airways, a publicly owned airline owned and operated by the government of the United Arab Emirates. ...Read More | |||
| When it Stinks | 02/12/2018 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 370 | 0 | |||
| The workplace can be a challenge. There is work to be done, deadlines to meet, and challenges to face. And, there are coworkers. Sometimes they assist with the tasks and sometimes they can add to the challenges. Over the years, the subject of perfume and cologne has become the subject of sarcasm ...Read More | |||
| Narrowing The Scope of Oregon Traveling Employee Coverage | 02/09/2018 | ||
| By: Kelsey Fleharty | |||
| State: OR | Segment: Top | 483 | 0 | |||
| The recent Oregon Court of Appeals’ decision in Beaudry v. SAIF[1] represents a welcome departure from the broad coverage given in past court decisions to traveling employees engaged in personal activities. In Beaudry, the court upheld the Board’s determination that cla...Read More | |||
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Paduda: An Anesthesiologist on Opioid Addiction and Treatment | 02/08/2018 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 444 | 0 | |||
| Some doctors are changing the way they talk about and address pain, offering hope that fewer opioid addicts will be created. ...Read More | |||
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Young: Those Magic Words | 02/07/2018 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 461 | 0 | |||
| The term “sudden and extraordinary” might sound like a term suited to describe one of Steph Curry’s game winning 3-pointers or a clutch pass from Tom Brady clinching a comeback win. ...Read More | |||
| Grinberg: COA: Keeping Identity of IMR Reviewers Secret Is Constitutional | 02/06/2018 | ||
| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 314 | 0 | |||
| Are you ready for a post on independent medical review? This is a good one, because the Court of Appeal has, once again, upheld the IMR process as constitutional. Not only that, the case of ...Read More | |||
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Wickert: Texas Supreme Court Denies Appeal in Waiver of Subrogation Case | 02/05/2018 | |
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| By: Gary L. Wickert | |||
| State: TX | Segment: Top | 393 | 0 | |||
| On Jan. 26, the Texas Supreme Court refused to review the July 14, 2016, decision by the Texas Court of Appeals in Ins. Co. of the State of Pennsylvania v. Roberts. Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer S.C. had filed an amicus brief on behalf the National Association of Subrogation Pro...Read More | |||
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Gelman: Governor Signs Executive Order Mandating Review of Medical Marijuana Policy | 02/02/2018 | |
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| By: Jon L. Gelman | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 475 | 0 | |||
| Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order on Jan. 25 directing the New Jersey Department of Health and the Board of Medical Examiners to review the state’s medical marijuana program. The goal of the re...Read More | |||
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Biery: Workers' Compensation Rates Jump Again | 02/01/2018 | |
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| By: Shawn R. Biery | |||
| State: IL | Segment: Top | 498 | 0 | Popular with Vendor | 6 min read | |||
| There continues to be an upward spiral of workers' compensation rates in Illinois. Please don’t shoot the messenger for telling you how to get them right. ...Read More | |||
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Langham: Discovery Sanctions | 01/31/2018 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 425 | 0 | |||
| It has been a few years since I took the bench in Pensacola, more than 16, to be precise. A great deal has changed in Florida workers' compensation over that period. And, perhaps there are things that recur. Through intent or inadvertence, possibly the same disputes and conflicts arise r...Read More | |||
