Vol. 6, Issue 4

Find Solutions & Strategies                 January 26, 2015

Temp Nation: Standing Up for the Walking Dead
 
Experts provide risk management tips
In This Issue
A Note From the Editor
WCRI Conference
temp nation: standing up for the walking dead

Panelists Brad Bleakney, Corey Berghoefer, and Richard M. Jacobsmeyer provide risk management tips

 

Karen C. Yotis, Esq., our Feature Resident Columnist,provides insights into workplace issues and the nuts and bolts of the workers' comp world.

 

Temporary workers are having a decidedly permanent impact on the nation's workforce. This new breed of worker is making increasing inroads across a wide variety of industries, including manufacturing and logistics, IT, engineering, finance, and healthcare. Jobs involving security services, cleaning and maintenance work, and administrative tasks are also being filled more regularly via staffing agencies. Indeed, the temporary workers' ever-deepening penetration into the U.S. labor market has become as persistent and relentless as a parade of zombies marching toward the apocalypse. It's no small wonder then that the conference planners for the annual National Workers' Compensation and Disability Conference & Expo put temporary workers front and center...read more.

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. 

  

New Mexico: Court Approves Injured Worker's Use of Medical Marijuana. Where an injured worker who had sustained work-related back injuries unsuccessfully sought "conventional" treatment for pain and discomfort and...read more.

 

Connecticut: Injured Worker's Attorney's Fee Reduced to $1. A Connecticut appellate court affirmed a decision ... to reduce the attorney's fee awarded to an injured worker's attorney from $1,481 to $1...read more.

 

New York: Out-of-Town Police Officer Awarded Benefits for PTSD in Connection With World Trade Center Attack. A law enforcement officer who was sent to New York City for a six-day period following the terrorist attack...read more.

 

Federal: 4th Circuit Applies Virginia Law to Bar Construction Worker's Action Against Subcontractor. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a federal district court's dismissal, on exclusive remedy grounds...read more.

lexisnexis legal newsroom blogs

Martin KlugMissouri Skips the Light Fandango Denying Comp Drug Penalty, by Martin Klug, Esq. Read it

 

 

  

 

California: Arbitrary Utilization Review Cycles of Denials and Authorizations of Prescription Medicines. Read it.

national & state news

NCCI President & CEO Stephen J. Klingel Plans to Retire in 2016.

H.R. 436 Would Amend Longshore Act Definition of Recreational Vessels.

AK: DWC Updates Online Benefit Calculator.

AR: WCRI Releases New Predictors of Worker Outcomes.

CA: Postponement Likely for Calderon's Public Corruption Trial.

CA: Federal Judge to Rule on Constitutionality of Marijuana Classification.

CA: Settlement Reached in Alleged DA Cover Up in WC Fraud Case.

CA: SCIF Outlines New Safety, Workers Comp Changes Eff. 2015.

CT: WCRI Releases New Predictors of Worker Outcomes.

FL: McCarty's Reappointment as Insurance Commissioner Questionable.

FL: DWC Posts Panel Biennial Report, Annual Report on Reimbursement Disputes.

IL: General Assembly's Top Priorities for 2015 Include Workers Comp Changes.

IL: Governor, Business, Labor Outline Workers Comp Agenda.

IN: HB 1487, SB 284 Would Legalize Medical Marijuana.

IA: WCRI Releases New Predictors of Worker Outcomes.

KS: Lawmakers Hold Hearings on Medical Marijuana.

KY: Lawmaker Seeks to Protect Medical Marijuana Users From Federal Prosecution.

MA: Health Care Services Board to Review Draft 3 of Opioid Protocol.

ME: High Court Affirms WC Benefits for Worker's Death on Treadmill at Home.

MI: Governor Reappoints 8 to Workers Comp Board of Magistrates.

MN: Governor Names Four Finalists for Workers Compensation Court of Appeals.

MT: LMAC Considering Legislative Proposals to Address Workplace Injury Rates.

NE: WCC Posts Vocational Rehabilitation 7/25/2014 Meeting Results.

NE: Judge Julie Martin Sworn In to Serve on Workers Compensation Court.

NE: WCC Posts 2013 Occupational Injury and Illness Survey.

NM: Governor Seeks Reforms to Prevent Benefits for Intoxicated Injured Workers.

NM: Health Care Provider's Certification of Medical Marijuana as Prescription.

NC: Dept. of Labor Reports Rate of Worker Deaths Doubled in 2014.

OH: Legalization of Marijuana Could Be Placed on November Ballot.

OH: BWC Proposes Double Digit Private Employer Rate Reduction.

SC: WCC Approves Applications to Self-Insure 12 Members of 5 Funds.

TN: GOP Lawmaker to Sponsor Workers Comp Opt Out Legislation.

TN: WCRI Releases New Predictors of Worker Outcomes.

TX: DWC Posts Guidance on Discovery Relating to Testifying Experts.

TX: DWC Publishes Adopted Rule for Electronic Access Cards.

TX: DWC Plans Educational Outreach Program for Injured Workers.

VA: Lawmakers Move Forward on Legality of Phone-Based Car Services.

WA: Lawsuit Moves Forward for Alleged Use of WC Refunds in Political Campaign.

WA: Study Examines Opioid Prescription Epidemic in Washington State.

WA: L&I Proposes Nonsubstantive Rule Changes for Classification and Reporting.

WV: HB 2011 Hearing Held Re Protecting Employers From Lawsuits by Injured Workers.

WI: US DOL, WI DWD Sign Agreement to Reduce Employee Misclassification.

ENEWSLETTER ARCHIVES

ArchivesTake a deep dive into our past eNewsletters for 2015 and prior...warning - some links to articles may not work...report any linking problems to Robin.E.Kobayashi@lexisnexis.com.

Jan. 20, 2015: Ambulatory Surgical Center Payments vs. Hospital Outpatient Payments

Jan. 12, 2015: WCRI Study Strikes Serious Blow to Physician-Dispensed Strong Opioids.

Jan. 5, 2015: Top 10 Bizarre Workers' Comp Cases for 2014

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