depression |
Depression: The Hidden Cost of Compensable Work Injuries, by LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Community Staff. Collateral damage from a compensable incident often extends well beyond physical harm that stems from the initial injury. The psychological effects of even short-term disabilities, pursuing workers' compensation benefits, and anxiety regarding an ability to return to work can be severe...For employers, providing mental health services for injured workers is a costly hidden expense of occupational injuries and illnesses. A recent study by Abay Asfaw, Ph.D., and Kerry Souza, Ph.D., of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention focused more narrowly on what should be compensable psychological harm in the form of depression. Read more. |
Larson's on COMMON FUND DOCTRINE |
Attorney Fees and the Common Fund Doctrine, by Thomas A. Robinson. The so-called "common fund doctrine" employs the equitable principle that a party who incurs costs in creating a common fund that benefits others may call on them to share those costs. Does that doctrine apply to an instance in which a workers' compensation claimant prosecutes a claim to successful conclusion and, as a result of the claimant's action, a medical care provider receives payment for services rendered and medical supplies provided to the claimant? The Supreme Court of Nebraska recently answered the question in the negative...read more about this case and other cases on venue, intentional tort, and refusal of light duty. |