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Find Solutions & Strategies June 4, 2012 |
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 Self-Insured Groups for Workers' Comp
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Dear WC Professionals:
This issue of the eNewsletter is dedicated to Illinois claimant's attorney Kim Presbrey. He will be greatly missed.
I hope to see you at the National Workers' Compensation Conference this November. See below for a special discount on the registration fee.
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Sincerely,
Robin E. Kobayashi, JD
LexisNexis Legal & Professional Operations
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Regulatory Challenges Regarding Self-Insured Groups: Failures Prompt New Regulation, by John Stahl, Esq. An April 2012 International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC) report entitled "Self-Insured Groups for Workers' Compensation: Effective Regulatory Strategies" on obtaining workers' compensation coverage through a Self-Insured Group (SIG) "synthesize[d] the lessons that have been learned about the causes of failures [of SIGs], weaknesses in regulatory oversight, and how regulatory responses to SIG financial problems might be improved." Read more. |
| kim presbrey, r.i.p. | |
 Kim Presbrey, a leading claimant's attorney in Illinois, passed away on May 26, 2012. Kim was the co-author of the Illinois Workers' Compensation Guidebook (LexisNexis) and a member of the Larson's National Workers' Compensation Advisory Board. Read more.
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| Larson's spotlight: INTENTIONAL TORT | |
Substantially Certain Doctrine and Intentional Tort Claims, by Thomas A. Robinson. Intentional injury inflicted by the employer on an employee may be made the subject of a common-law action for damages on the theory that, in such an action, the employer will not be heard to say that the intentional act was an "accidental" injury and so under the exclusive provisions of the compensation act. The common-law liability of the employer in most jurisdictions cannot, however, be stretched to include accidental injuries caused by the gross, wanton, willful, reckless, culpable or malicious negligence, or other misconduct of the employer short of genuine intent to cause injury. Nor is it enough merely to allege such intent; there must be alleged facts constituting an actual and deliberate intent to bring about injury. About a dozen jurisdictions have adopted a broader definition of "intentional." Read more about this case and other noteworthy cases involving Increased Risk Doctrine, Job Termination, and Independent Contractor. |
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lex k. larson to speak at national workers' comp conference | |
LexisNexis has partnered with the National Workers' Compensation Conference to create an enhanced legal track for attorneys and other workers' comp professionals.  LexisNexis author Lex K. Larson will be speaking on the panel The Future of Exclusive Remedy. View the program agenda. Overall, there are 15 members of the Larson's National Workers' Compensation Advisory Board speaking at this event. You don't want to miss this conference! Take advantage of the special discount for all LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Community members. Community membership is free at our site. |
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| blogs at the lexisnexis workers' comp law community |
 Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter: AIG Fined; Largest Fine in Pennsylvania Insurance Department's History Levied, by LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Community Staff. Read it.
Change Is Constant...Well, Not So Much in this Delaware Termination Case, by Cassandra Roberts, Esq. Read it.
 Missouri: Supreme Court Reverses Comp Benefits From Making Coffee, by Martin Klug, 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 Robin.E.Kobayashi@lexisnexis.com.
May 29, 2012: Workers' Comp Insurance Trends 2012.
May 21, 2012: OSHA Regulatory Burden: New Study Debunks Theories.
May 14, 2012: A New Medicare Set-Aside Reform Bill.
May 7, 2012: Death of a Workers' Comp Opt Out Bill.
April 30, 2012: The Australian Motel Sex Injury Case.
April 23, 2012: Will the SMART Act Pass This Year?
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.
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