Thomas A. Robinson, J.D., our Feature National Columnist, is a leading commentator and expert on the law of workers' compensation.
New Mexico: Employer Must Reimburse Injured Worker for Cost of Medical Marijuana. In spite of the fact that the Controlled Substances Act does not distinguish between recreational and medical use of marijuana--both violate the law--a New Mexico appellate court has held that an employer may nevertheless be required to reimburse an injured employee for the expense of medical marijuana...read more.
Florida: Food Store Manager's Murder by Jealous Assailant Arose Out of and In Course of Employment. Fatal injuries sustained by a food store manager was struck and run over by a car driven by a man who claimed to have been reacting to the decedent's alleged sexual harassment of the man's girlfriend, who worked as a cashier at the food store...read more.
Washington: Board May Not Reject Structured Settlement Agreement Offered by Injured Worker Who Is Represented by Counsel. Since 2011, pursuant to Rev. Code Wash. § 51.04.063, an injured worker may, under some circumstances, waive lifetime workers' compensation benefits in exchange for a series of installment payments...read more.
Federal: Sixth Circuit Reiterates That RICO Is Not Available to Workers' Comp Claimants. Referring to its en banc decision in Jackson v. Sedgwick Claims Management Servs., the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a worker's alleged injury consisting of receiving less workers' compensation benefits that he deserved did not...read more.
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Missouri: Court Affirms Award for Legionnaire's Disease, by Martin Klug, Esq. 
California: Green v. City of Los Angeles: Refresh of Apportionment, by Charles Edward Clark, Esq. Rejection of the black box approach. 
