Vol. 6, Issue 22

Find Solutions & Strategies                    June 1, 2015
Workplace Policies on Medical Marijuana
 
Some guidance on the complex, chameleon-like legal and medical issues involved     
In This Issue
- MEDICAL MARIJUANA
- LARSON'S: Job Stress, Parking Lot, Administrative Remedies, Self-Insurance
- SLEEPY WORKER
- NATIONAL & STATE NEWS
- eNEWSLETTER ARCHIVES
A Note From the Editor
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Robin E. Kobayashi, JD
LexisNexis Legal & Professional Operations
Nat'l Workers' Comp Conference
 
Larson's National Workers' Compensation Advisory Board
workplace polices on medical marijuana

Some guidance on the complex, chameleon-like legal and medical issues involved

 

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

  

How risky would it be if your mailroom employees used medical marijuana at work? Would your creative writers or graphic designers be a danger to themselves or others if they got stoned before or after working hours for medical reasons? How about someone in your IT department? A cafeteria worker? A CEO? Are there any situations where workers could use medical marijuana with reasonable safety? In an attempt to help employers navigate the complex and chameleon-like legal and medical issues surrounding medical marijuana in the workplace, a new study examines the known and potential health effects of medical marijuana, dose and concentration of...read more.   
LARSON'S SPOTLIGHT ON RECENT CASES

Thomas A. Robinson, J.D., our Feature National Columnist, is the co-author of Larson's Workers' Compensation Law (LexisNexis). 

  

Pennsylvania: Stressed-Out Teacher Forfeited Right to Additional Disability Benefits When She Turned Down Job at Stress-Free School. Section 306(b)(3) of the PA Workers' Comp Act generally requires an employer to...read more.

 

Louisiana: Casino Employee's Parking Lot Injuries Found Compensable. A Louisiana court affirmed an award of workers' comp benefits to a casino employee who...read more.

 

Tennessee: Employer Must Exhaust Administrative Remedies Before Contesting Department's Authority to Order Second Panel of Physicians. A Tennessee court reversed a trial court and denied an employer's...read more.

 

Arizona: Injured Employee Must Exhaust Administrative Remedies Before Bad Faith Action Against Insurer. An injured worker who was receiving medical treatment expenses and TTD workers' comp benefits may not sue...read more.

 

California: Statute Prohibiting Self-Insurance by Temp Services Employers and Leasing Employers Upheld. A Calif. appellate court has upheld the constitutionality of Calif. Lab. Code § 3701.9, which generally prohibits...read more. 
lexisnexis legal newsroom blog posts 
Martin Klug Missouri: Sleepy Worker Collects Disability for Breaking Her Ankle, by Martin Klug, Esq. Read it.
national & state news

NCCI Posts 2015 Workers Comp Issues Report.

GENEX Warns of Security Breach in Workers Compensation.

Obama Administration, GOP Seeks Reduction in FECA Benefits. 

AZ: ICA Posts Latest Maximum Benefit Amounts.

AZ: Jury Awards $4.3M to Electronics Room Worker With Lung Injuries.

CA: Ins. Commissioner OKs New Insurance Product to Fill Gap for Ridesharing Drivers.

CA: Senate Passes SB 792 Mandating Vaccines for Pre-School, Day Care Workers.

CT: House Leaders Say Firefighter Cancer Bill Likely to Stall.

CT: Lawmakers Change 72-Hr. Limit for Physician Reporting of Opioids to 7 Days.

IL: House Passes Bill to Add PTSD for Medical Marijuana Use.

MA: Court Rules Boston Taxicab Drivers Are Independent Contractors.

MA: DIA Announces FY2016 Workplace Safety Grant.

MA: Senate OKs Proposal for Pharmacies to Report Opioid Purchases Within 24 Hrs.

MI: WCRI Reports Michigan Workers Comp Costs Lower Than Most States.

MN: DLI Posts Summary of Workers Comp Bill Signed by Governor.

NE: WCC Announces Vocational Rehabilitation Meeting Results of April 17.

NH: House Committee Approves SB 133 Workers Comp Medical Fee Schedules.

NH: State Senate Expected to Vote This Week on Bill Legalizing Marijuana.

NY: Franklin County Warns Lawmakers of Workload "Avalanche" Due to WC Changes.

OR: WCD Revises Cost-of-Living Matrix, Vocational Assistance Fee Schedule.

OR: DCBS Implements Changes to Employer-at-Injury Program, SDB Reimbursements.

OR: Governor Signs HB 2546 Restricting Use of e-Cigarettes at Work, Restaurants, Bars.

TX: Senate Confirms Brannan as Commissioner of Workers Compensation.

TX: Ins. Commissioner Appoints Four to Workers' Comp Appeals Panel.

TX: DWC Posts Reminder Re: Access Card Program Effective June 1.

TX: Texas Mutual to Distribute $225M Dividend to Policyholders Starting in July.

TX: Open Carry Law for Guns in Public Sent to Governor Who Is Expected to Sign.

WI: Budget Committee Votes in Favor for Parts of Governor's Workers Comp Proposal. 

ENEWSLETTER ARCHIVES

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