LexisNexis Workers' Comp: Post-Injury Response Procedure

Vol. 3, Issue 34

Find Solutions & Strategies August 20, 2012

Why Every Employer Needs a Post-Injury Response Procedure

How to keep the ship on course

In This Issue

-POST-INJURY RESPONSE

-LARSON'S SPOTLIGHT: Exclusive Remedy, Notice of Injury, Claimant's Testimony, Death Benefits

-NATIONAL CONFERENCE

-BLOGS AT THE WCLC: Fraud, DE cases

-NATIONAL NEWS

-STATE NEWS

-eNEWSLETTER ARCHIVES

A Note From The Editor

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post-injury response

Why Every Employer Needs a Post-Injury Response Procedure: How to Keep the Ship on Course, by Rebecca Shafer, JD. An employer's actions in the minutes following a workplace injury have a major impact on the overall outcome of the workers' compensation claim. Actions mean not only having a post-injury response procedure in place but also training employees on how to follow the process. Read more.

At the 21st Annual National Workers'™ Compensation and Disability Conference®, Rebecca Shafer, JD, president of Amaxx Risk Solutions, Inc., will speak on Legal Triage: Team-Based Early Case Management to Fast-Track Claims.

Larson's on exclusive remedy

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Estate Administrator May Not Sue Employer Over Employment-Related Fatal Shooting, by Thomas A. Robinson. An Illinois appellate court recently affirmed a trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of a defendant-employer that had been sued by the special administrator of a deceased employee's estate. The deceased employee was shot and killed by a co-employee. Read more about this case and other cases on Notice of Injury, Claimant's Testimony, and Death Benefits.

national workers' comp conference

LexisNexis has partnered with the National Workers' Compensation & Disability Conference^®, November 7 - 9 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, to bring you a full set of LRP National Workers Comp Conference 2012 combined enhanced legal sessions. Don't miss this opportunity to get firsthand insights from respected attorneys including Lex K. Larson, Robert G. Rassp, Jennifer C. Jordan and many more. Plus, you'll earn CLEs just by attending. Best of all, because of our partnership with the conference our members get a special discount: $320.00 off the conference's standard registration rate. You attend for only $975 by registering with Promo Code LNEN by Oct. 22.

blogs at the lexisnexis workers' comp law community

Fraud Sign Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter: Hotel Employee Who Could Not Use a Restroom Without Assistance Was Able To Play Billiards, by LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Community Staff. Read it.

Delaware IAB Enforces MSA Commutation Where Surgery Is Proposed After the Fact...and a Cupcake, by Cassandra Roberts, Esq. Read it.

The Bid Day Post...And a Moment of Wonderment as the Delaware IAB Rules That UR-Certified Treatment Is Unreasonable/Unnecessary, by Cassandra Roberts, Esq. Read it.

national news

California Ruling May Boost NFL's Shot at Concussion Coverage.

AIA Comments on Medicare Secondary Payer Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

AAJ Comments on Medicare Secondary Payer Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

NAIC CEO Terri Vaughan to Resign 1Q 2013.

NIOSH: New Study Analyzes Stress and Health in Law Enforcement.

state news

AZ: ICA Posts New Average Monthly Wage Maximum for 2013.

CA: DIR Backs Comprehensive Workers Comp Reform Plan.

CA: CCWC Supports Comprehensive Workers Comp Reform Plan.

CA: Bickmore Risk Services Letter to Christine Baker Re Projected Impact of PD Changes.

CA: CAAA Says Workers Comp Reform Proposal Hurts Injured Workers.

CA: 45-Point Summary of Proposed Workers Comp Reform.

CA: WCIRB to Recommend 12.6 Percent Pure Premium Rate Increase.

CA: WC Reforms Could Lower WCIRB's 12.6 Percent Pure Premium Rate.

CA: AB 2451 Would Create Taxpayer-Funded Life Insurance Policy for Public Safety Members.

DE: Governor Signs SB 238 Hospital and Ambulatory Surgery Center Fee Changes.

DE: OWC Posts Reminder Re Employers' Modified Duty Availability Report.

FL: Governor Reappoints 7 to Judge of Compensation Claims.

IL: Grand Jury Subpoenas Chicago's Workers Comp Records for City Employees.

IN: WCB Revises Two Benefit Notice Forms.

KY: NCCI Recommends 7.9 Percent Loss Cost Decrease.

KY: State Agency Lacks Ability to Effectively Regulate Workplace Safety.

ME: Dept of Labor Issues Report on 2011 Violence Against Caregivers.

NM: High Court Hears Oral Arguments in Heroic Police Officer Death Benefits Case.

NC: Ghost Workers Paid Under the Table Prevalent Across Trades.

NC: Ghost Policy Loophole Gives Appearance of Workers Comp Coverage.

NC: How Companies Hide Behind Layers of Subcontractors.

NC: Undocumented Workers Struggle to Survive in U.S.

OH: Industrial Commission Reviewing Nine Administrative Rules.

OH: Industrial Commission Updates Interpretive Services Request Form.

OR: DCBS Posts Updated Characteristics of Workers Comp System Reference Table.

OR: DCBS Updates Workers Comp Claim Costs Tables.

TX: Supreme Court Petitioned for Rehearing in Ruttiger Bad Faith Case.

TX: New Rules Re Change of Recertification Requirements for Designated Doctors 9/1/2012.

TX: DWC to Hold Hearing on Revised Medical Quality Review Panel Process.

TX: TDI Proposes New Rules Re Utilization Reviews for Health Care.

WV: NCCI Proposes 9.1 Percent Loss Cost Reduction.

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.

August 13, 2012: The Case for Clear Guidelines for Nurse Case Managers.

August 6, 2012: Love it or Hate it: Medicare Secondary Payer Enforcement Is Here to Stay.

July 30, 2012: Wellness Programs and Workers' Comp Costs.

July 23, 2012: Cost Shifting of Workers' Comp Expenses.

July 16, 2012: Debate Over Federal Standards to Guide Workers' Comp Systems.

July 9, 2012: Impact of Affordable Care Act on Insurance Industry.

July 2, 2012: Health Care Reform Law Upheld.

June 25, 2012: Compromising "The Great Compromise".

ACCESS 2010-2012 ARCHIVES AND ARTICLES LIST HERE.

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