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Find Solutions & Strategies July 2, 2012 |
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 Health Care Reform Law Upheld
Workers' comp experts and others
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Dear Workers' Comp Community:
Happy Fourth of July!
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Robin E. Kobayashi, JD
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 Experts, Officials, Media Offer Their Two Cents on Constitutionality of Affordable Care Act. John Stahl, Esq. says the Supreme Court's decision upholding the Affordable Care Act was a "where were you" moment in American history. He surveys how LexisNexis authors Thomas A. Robinson, Robert G. Rassp, and Jennifer C. Jordan, as well as other experts and officials, reacted to the news. Read it.
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 Workers' Compensation Under Romneycare Provides Clues for Nationwide Future of Systems, by John Stahl, Esq. Uncertainty regarding how the U.S. Supreme Court deciding that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was constitutional would impact workers' compensation systems makes this a good time to review an expert's related research. RAND Director for Research Paul Heaton prepared a report entitled "The Impact of Health Care Reform on Workers' Compensation Medical Care: Evidence from Massachusetts" earlier this year. Read more.
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| Larson's spotlight: fraud | |
Claimant's Unpaid Work for Wife's Business Did Not Constitute Fraud, by Thomas A. Robinson. In virtually all states, if an employee misrepresents the nature of his or her injury, claiming that the worker is unable to work and yet evidence is presented that the employee was engaged in gainful activity inconsistent with his or her injured state, the employee is not only disqualified from receiving workers' compensation disability benefits, he or she may have to repay some or all of the benefits already received. In truly egregious situations, the employee may also be subjected to civil or criminal penalties....Read more about this case and other cases involving unfair settlement practices, penalty for late payment, and altercation. |
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LexisNexis has partnered with the National Workers' Compensation Conference to create an enhanced legal track for attorneys and other workers' comp professionals.  Larson's Advisory Board Executive Committee member Rebecca Shafer will be speaking on Legal Triage. 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: Painter Convicted for Double Dipping, by LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Community Staff. Read it.
 Louisiana Workers' Compensation Law Changes 2012, by Denis Paul Juge, Esq. Read it.
CMS Releases Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in Future Medical Situations, by Marty Cassavoy & Mark Popolizio. Read it.
 VIDEO: Cassandra Roberts, Esq. on the Australian Rough Sex in a Hotel Workers' Comp Claim. View 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 25, 2012: Compromising "The Great Compromise".
June 18, 2012: Muddying the Water in Longshore Act Hearing Loss Cases.
June 11, 2012: Claimants' Narcotic Use Mismanaged.
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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