10th Anniversary of 9/11 Terrorist Attacks From a Workers' Compensation Perspective: Difficult Times Behind Us; Difficult Times Lay Ahead, by Thomas A. Robinson.

Last week, while an angry gal named Irene was making her way up the Atlantic coast toward Gotham, I happened to get out of North Carolina ahead of the storm to spend a few days (August 25-26) in lower Manhattan. During one excursion there, I passed Ground Zero and noticed a flurry of activity as many worked feverishly to protect the almost-finished National September 11 Memorial from the potential damage that could be caused by Irene's wind, rain, and storm surge.

It struck me how different are the attacks of hurricanes and terrorists. The former signal their path and intensity with observable patterns, the latter rely upon and require stealth since they produce the most damage among those whose guard is down.

Post-Irene reports from New York City indicate the storm produced much less damage than feared. Thank Goodness, the 400 swamp white oak trees that had been so carefully planted in the Memorial plaza were totally spared. The chaos caused by the Atlantic storm, as expensive as it is likely to be, is, of course, nothing compared to the losses experienced during, and following, the 9/11 tragedy.

Ten years have passed since that fateful day, but the waves caused by the terrorist attacks continue to spread through our society. Our travel routines, the security in our buildings, even the availability of trash cans in urban areas, have all been affected. The not-so-gentle ripples of the attack were also keenly felt within the workers' compensation world. It is fitting to look back at the past ten years, as we reflect upon that day when four airliners were commandeered for such nefarious purposes [for a general discussion of the September 16, 1920 Wall Street Explosion (or bombing), the 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing, and the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks, as they relate to workers' compensation, see Larson's Workers' Compensation Law, Ch. 7, § 7.02].

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Larson's Spotlight reports noteworthy workers' comp cases each week. This list was compiled by Thomas A. Robinson, a staff writer for Larson's Workers' Compensation Law, the nation's leading authority on workers' compensation law. 

 

 

 

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1. MA: Employer May Not "Contractually" Transfer Cost of Workers' Compensation Insurance Premiums to Employees

 

2. TX: Award of Lifetime Income Benefits Limited to Injuries Specifically Enumerated in Statute

 

3. KY: Workers' Compensation Act Protects "Unauthorized" Aliens

 

4. PA: Death Benefits Denied to Spouse of Employee Found Slumped Over "Home Office" Desk

 

5. TX: Unfair Settlement Claims Against Workers' Compensation Carrier May Not Proceed 

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