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 Narcotics Use Mismanaged
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 Narcotics Use Mismanaged: Guidelines Ignored, by John Stahl, Esq. The most disturbing conclusion that WCRI presented in a webinar entitled "Use of Narcotics and Compliance with Guidelines" was that many workers' compensation claimants who were prescribed narcotics were not provided recommended services for monitoring and managing long-term use of those drugs. These services included overseeing that use and treating its ill effects. Read more.
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Trends in Workers' Compensation Narcotics Use: Avoiding Early Use Is Key, by John Stahl, Esq. A May 2012 report from NCCI addressed the conclusions of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine that "the overuse of opioid therapy to treat chronic pain conditions is becoming epidemic in the United States" and that "there are many treatments that should be considered before opioids." Read more. |
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| Larson's spotlight: CIVIL ACTION | |
Civil Action Against Supervisor Moves Forward, by Thomas A. Robinson. Forty-five of the fifty states extend the doctrine of exclusive remedy so as to protect not only the employer, but co-employees, from civil action by an injured worker so long as the co-employee is acting within the course and scope of his or her employment at the time of the worker's injury. Maryland is one of the five states that do not provide such broad immunity to co-employees. The Maryland rule is that a supervisor is immune from a civil action if the basis of the alleged tort is the supervisor's performance of some non-delegable duty owed by the employer, but otherwise, as a "mere" co-employee, the supervisor is subject to civil suit. Read more about this case and other noteworthy cases involving exclusive remedy, volunteers, and causation. |
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jennifer c. jordan 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 Jennifer C. Jordan will be speaking on the panel The Economics of Medicare Set-Asides. 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: Criminal Court Judge Accused of Ripping Off Workers Comp Clients, by LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Community Staff. Read it.
 Less Is More - A Study in Comparative Permanency Ratings in Delaware, by Cassandra Roberts, Esq. Read it.
Missouri: Claimant's Pain Complaints Support PTD Award, 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.
June 4, 2012: Self-Insured Groups for Workers Comp.
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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