Vol. 6, Issue 30

Find Solutions & Strategies                    July 27, 2015

Prescription Drugs and Workers' Compensation 
   
An interview with Thomas A. Robinson
In This Issue
A Note From the Editor
thomas a. robinson on prescription drugs and workers' compensation

Last week LexisNexis published an Emerging Issues Analysis article on prescription drugs and workers' compensation written by Thomas A. Robinson, the co-author of Larson's Workers' Compensation Law. The article examines opioid use, medical marijuana, physician dispensing, generic drugs, compounded drugs, and drug formularies. We've asked Mr. Robinson some questions related to his research for this article...read more. 

michigan: the 94% solution
By Joel Alpert, Esq. and Richard Warsh, Esq.

Michigan's Workers' Disability Compensation system was created to speed compensation to injured workers. The process and procedures in workers' compensation proceedings are supposed to be as summary as reasonably possible. The system was a compromise between workers and employers, whereby the workers gave up the right to sue an employer for anything short of intentional harm and, in return, were supposed to receive guaranteed medical care and lost wages...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). 

  

Texas: Truck Driver's Estate Fails to Rebut Marijuana Intoxication Presumption. A truck driver's death in a vehicular accident did not arise out of and in the course of the employment where an autopsy report revealed the presence of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, in the driver's blood and urine tests...read more.

Pennsylvania: Independent Contractor Agreement Signed After Injury Does Not Alter Worker's Status as Employee. A Pennsylvania painter who signed an agreement indicating that he was an independent contractor after he was discharged from a hospital following work-related injuries was an employee and not an independent contractor...read more.

 

Delaware: Election of Remedies Issue Depends Upon Resolution to Final Judgment, Not Successful Resolution Question. As is the case in a number of states, Delaware allows an injured employee of an uninsured employer two avenues of relief: (a) to pursue workers' comp benefits against the employer with the Industrial Accident Board, and (b) to sue...read more.

Lexisnexis legal newsroom blogs
Cassandra Don't Mess With Texas....and Other Issues of Jurisdiction in Delaware, by Cassandra Roberts, Esq. Read it.
national & state news

Instacart Grocery Delivery Announces Employee Option for Independent Contractors.

A.M. Best: Mixed Results for P/C Segment During First Quarter 2015.

NIOSH Sees Need for Rigorous Standards for Gowns Used by Healthcare Workers.

US Labor Secretary Issues Statement on 25th Anniversary of ADA.

CA: DWC Reforms: Benefit Increases for Injured Workers, Reduced Costs for Employers.

CA: DWC Enacting New Online QME Form 106 Panel Process.

CA: DWC Posts Adjustments to OMFS (Ambulance Fees Section).

CO: Denver Painters Union Addresses Wage Theft, Unsafe Working Conditions.

FL: DWC Adopts FL WC Health Care Provider Reimbursement Manual, 2015 Ed.

ID: IC Extends Deadline for Receipt of Deductible Policy Memorandum Acknowledgement.

IA: Workforce Development Launches New Website With Enhanced Features.

MT: Lawmakers Consider Workers Comp Coverage for Volunteer Firefighters.

NJ: DWC Posts 2016 Maximum/Minimum Benefit Rates.

NY: State Senator Alleged to Pressure WCB on Rate Changes for Medical Providers.

NY: Lawmakers Consider Bill for Professional Cheerleader Employee Status.

OR: WCD Reports 31 Compensable Fatalities in 2014.

RI: Olsson Appointed Interim Chief of Workers' Compensation Court.

SC: WCC Approves 21 Applications to Self-Insure.

TX: OSHA Chief Comments on Recent Texas Construction Accidents.

ENEWSLETTER ARCHIVES

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