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the texas blueprint for how to lower workers' comp costs |
By Albert Betts, Jr., Esq. & Stuart D. Colburn, Esq., authors of Texas Workers' Compensation Handbook, 2014 Edition (LexisNexis) - An Essential Everyday Guide
  After continued implementation of the 2005 reforms to the Texas workers' compensation system, and legislative review of the system in 2011, 2013 was a year in which system stakeholders and other interested parties were able to step back and evaluate the current state of the Texas system and better assess the impact of changes over the last few years. The Texas workers' compensation system in 2013 had something for everybody. A legislative session, significant court decisions, several rule developments and the full implementation of the closed formulary were just some of the year's developments. The results in Texas are seen by many as a blueprint on how states can lower their workers' compensation costs. For example...read more.
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LARSON'S SPOTLIGHT ON RECENT CASES |
Thomas A. Robinson, J.D., our Feature National Columnist, is a leading commentator and expert on the law of workers' compensation.
 Hawaii: Aggravation of Asthma by "Vog" Found Compensable. The Supreme Court of Hawaii held that an employee's claim for the aggravation of his asthma resulting from alleged work-related exposure to volcanic smog was compensable...read more.
Montana: Civil Suit Fails Against Nurse Who Noted in Medical Record That Claimant Might Be Malingering. The Supreme Court of Montana affirmed a trial court's summary judgment order favoring a nurse who had been sued for defamation by a workers' compensation claimant after the defendant nurse documented...read more.
Ohio: Firefighter's Decision to Take Low Paying Job as Deer Herder Nixes Claim for Working Wage Loss. An Ohio appellate court affirmed a ruling that a former firefighter had not utilized his best efforts to obtain suitable employment that would...read more.
Virginia: Employee's Large Feet Help Establish His Claim. A Virginia appellate court affirmed an award of benefits to a convenience store employee who claimed he sustained a severe fracture of the foot when...read more. |
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 Delaware: The Pulled Groin Extrapolation, by Cassandra Roberts, Esq. Read it.
 Missouri: Crack in Pavement Found to Be a Work Hazard, by Martin Klug, Esq. Read it.
 California: W.C.A.B. Rules Expedited Hearing Available Remedy to Enforce MPN During 90 Day Delay, by Richard M. Jacobsmeyer. Read it. |
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The Texas Blueprint for How to Lower Workers' Comp Costs
