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 Increase in Distracted Drivers Has Serious Ramifications for Fleet Risk Managers, by Rebecca Shafer, JD, LowerWC.com, Amaxx Risk Solutions, Inc. Do workers compensation laws need to be revised to exclude people who cause injury to themselves and others when driving distracted? And, how do employers manage this risk? As of today, a Google search showed 39 states (up from 32 in 2011), the District of Columbia, and Guam ban every form of distracted driving including texting, and others are not far behind in passing similar legislation. In addition, 10 states, the District of Columbia, and the Virgins Islands prohibit the use of handheld cell phones by all drivers while driving. Read more.
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 On-Call Surgical Technician's Claim Not Barred by Going and Coming Rule, by Thomas A. Robinson. Quoting Larson's, a Special Workers' Compensation Panel of the state Supreme Court recently held that a surgical technician, who worked full-time at a hospital and in addition to her regular hours was periodically required to return to the hospital during the early morning hours for emergency surgery, was not barred by the "going and coming" rule from recovering benefits related to injuries sustained in an automobile accident that occurred as she drove home while still subject to call....Read more and other cases on Retaliation, Lyme Disease, and Exclusive Remedy.
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Distracted Drivers & Workers' Comp
Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter: Disability Benefits Didn't Stop Him From Whacking and Pulling Weeds. 
CWCI Finds Use of Network Physicians in California Workers' Comp Continues to Grow, by California Workers' Compensation Institute. 
Missouri: Hospital Sanctioned for Boilerplate Denial of Treatment, 
