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Find Solutions & Strategies April 23, 2012 |
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Will the SMART Act Pass This Year?
Congressman Tim Murphy provides insights on Medicare Secondary Payer reform | |
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A Note From The Editor |
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Dear WC Professionals:
"You don't go to work to die", said John Cordeiro, whose son was crushed by a forklift in 2010. "You go to work to make a living." Let's remember all the fallen on April 28 and always.
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Sincerely, Robin E. Kobayashi, JD
LexisNexis Legal & Professional Operations
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rims 2012: msp & the smart act |
Medicare Secondary Payer: Will the SMART Act Pass this Year? by Jennifer C. Jordan, Esq. As the election year heats up, many with Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) issues are curious as to what the chance the Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2011 (the SMART Act) has of getting passed during the 112th Congress. As the topic of a legislative session presented at RIMS on Tuesday, April 17, 2011, attendees were honored to hear Congressman Tim Murphy of the 18th District of Pennsylvania personally address that very issue via telephone live from Washington, DC. > Read more. |
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new york reforms 5 years later |
New York Workers' Comp Stakeholders Continue to Absorb 2007 Reform Changes, by Ronald E. Weiss, Esq. and Ronald Balter, Esq. During the past year, stakeholders in the workers' compensation system in New York have continued to absorb legislative and administrative changes initiated by the 2007 reform. Maximum indemnity rates are now indexed to two-thirds of the State Average Weekly Wage...Meanwhile, the costs of workers' compensation in New York have increased over the last few years, with the Insurance Department approving a substantial increase in insurance premiums in the fall of 2011. Perhaps the biggest substantive development has been the Workers' Compensation Board's promulgation, effective January 1, 2012, of long awaited 2012 New York State Guidelines for Determining Permanent Impairment and Loss of Wage Earning Capacity. > Read more. |
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Larson's spotlight: positional risk |
North Dakota Refuses to Adopt Positional Risk Doctrine, by Thomas A. Robinson. Construing a 1977 amendment to the state's Workers' Compensation Act that added an "arising out of" element to the already existing "course of employment" language required in order for a claimant to show legal causation, a divided Supreme Court of North Dakota recently refused to employ the positional risk doctrine regarding a claim where an employee sustained injuries in an unexplained fall that occurred as she was walking on a level, unobstructed floor at the employer's premises. > Read more about this case and other noteworthy cases. |
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blogs at the lexisnexis workers' comp law community |
Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter: Former Missouri Governor Pleads Guilty to Laundering Campaign Contributions, by LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Community Staff. Read it.
The Ultimate Soy Allergy: No Permanency Benefits for Claimant Crushed in Grain Elevator, by Cassandra Roberts, Esq. Read it.
Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder in This Delaware Utilization Review Appeal, by Cassandra Roberts, Esq. Read it.
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ENEWSLETTER ARCHIVES |
Take a deep dive into our past eNewsletters for 2012 and prior...warning - some links to articles may not work...report any linking problems to [email protected].
April 16, 2012: The Battle Beween RICO and Exclusive Remedy.
April 9, 2012: Aggressive Surveillance of Injured Worker's Family.
April 2, 2012: Intoxication Presumption.
March 26, 2012: U.S. Supreme Court Decides Roberts (LHWCA case).
March 19, 2012: Recent Medicare Set-Aside Changes.
March 12, 2012: SCOTUS Hears Roberts Oral Argument.
March 5, 2012: The Defense of Intentional Self-Injury.
February 27, 2012: Workers' Comp Reform: Spotlight on North Carolina.
February 21, 2012: Workers' Comp Reform: Spotlight on Illinois.
February 13, 2012: Exclusivity & Intentional Torts Under LHWCA.
February 6, 2012: Chronic Pain Treatment: New Attitudes and Alternatives.
January 30, 2012: Impact of Workers' Comp Reform: NY and CA.
January 23, 2012: Economic Costs of Occupational Injuries.
January 17, 2012: U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Outer Continental Shelf.
January 9, 2012: Top 10 Bizarre Cases for 2011.
January 2, 2012: 10 Myths and Facts About Workers' Compensation.
ACCESS 2010-2011 ARCHIVES AND ARTICLES LIST HERE. |
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