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workers' comp system slammed for poor quality health care and failure to innovate |
Thomas A. Robinson, J.D., our Feature National Columnist, is a leading commentator and expert on the law of workers' compensation.
An important, but overlooked element associated with the swelling group of Americans permanently removed from the workforce is the failure of Federal and state workers' compensation systems to provide effective health care to treat non-catastrophic injuries, says a group of researchers in a recently released commentary... The authors of the commentary argue further that innovations in workers' compensation health care delivery and in the use of evidence-based coverage methods, such as prospective utilization review ...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.
Pennsylvania: Divorced Spouse May Attach Husband's LHWCA Benefits to Collect Unpaid Alimony. An injured worker's Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act benefits could be attached to pay the worker's alimony obligation...read more.
Massachusetts: Insurer's Lien Does Not Reach Injured Worker's Damages for Pain and Suffering in Third-Party Action. A workers' compensation insurer's lien under G. L. c. 152, § 15, does not reach the damages for pain and suffering recovered by the injured worker in a third-party action...read more.
Federal: Court Forced to Choose Between Conflicting State Versions of Exclusive Remedy Rule. Noting that a federal court sitting in diversity must apply the choice-of-law rules of the state in which it sits--here that of Mississippi--a federal district court held that...read more.
Pennsylvania: Psychologist's Testimony Not Competent to Rebut IRE Evidence Submitted by Employer. While a psychologist may provide competent testimony in the claim petition context, if a claimant seeks to rebut competent impairment rating evaluation evidence...read more. |
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Workers' Comp System Slammed for Poor Quality Health Care and Failure to Innovate
Missouri Court Weakens "Equal Exposure" Defense in a New Parking Lot Case, by Martin Klug, Esq. 
