tips for avoiding sanctions
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How to steer clear of some sanctionable offenses
Practitioners have noticed a slew of WCAB Noteworthy Panel Decisions recently relating to the imposition of sanctions for "bad faith tactics" under Labor Code § 5813. Everyone wants to avoid sanctions, so litigators should pay particular attention to the issues raised in these cases. Rule 10561(b) provides the following extensive list of sanctionable offenses which counsel should study carefully in order to steer clear of triggering an unfortunate encounter with a workers' compensation judge...read more.
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new study: significant increase in fatal benzodiazepine overdoses
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Fatal overdoses increased five-fold from 1996 to 2013
Thomas A. Robinson, J.D., Feature National Columnist, LexisNexis Workers' Compensation eNewsletter
 According to a study recently published in the American Journal of Public Health [ See Bachhuber, Marcus A., MD, MSHP, et al., "Increasing Benzodiazepine Prescriptions and Overdose Mortality in the United States, 1996-2013," Am J Public Health, Vol. 106, No. 4, pp. 686-688, April 2016 (doi:10.2105/AJPH.2016.303061)], both the number of benzodiazepine prescriptions and the number of deaths associated with benzodiazepine overdoses increased significantly between 1996 and 2013, the years of the study. The researcher's findings are consistent with earlier studies showing that the use of benzodiazepines, particularly when joined with opioids, significantly increases workers' compensation costs... read more.
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Tips for Avoiding Sanctions 
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