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WCI 2024 is Upon Us

Florida Workers' Comp

The institute is a cross-section of every interest group in the workers' compensation system. Profits from the conference are used to enhance the workers' compensation system. Initially, the institute provided a series of "grants" to assist the system. The medical courses will continue on a permanent basis.

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The High Cost of Injury

Workers' Compensation

The study covers accident years 2001-2021, providing valuable insights into trends and patterns within this high-cost category. of all workers' compensation claims fall into the "mega claim" category, they account for over 2% of total loss dollars, exceeding $1 billion annually. Key Findings: Prevalence: While less than 0.1%

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New EPA Rule Will Lighten the Burden of Proving an Asbestos-Related Disease Claim

Workers' Compensation

Despite the long legacy of severe and fatal claims, including lung cancer and mesothelioma, brought within the workers’ compensation system, the substance is still being used in products, and exposure continues from asbestos already in place in occupational settings. gelmans.com (2023), [link] © 2001-2023 Jon L Gelman.

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Preparing for the Next Epidemic of Occupational Disease

Workers' Compensation

This standard would reduce occupational exposure to SARS-COV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, influenza viruses, and other pathogens that cause major personal and economic damage yearly and impact the workers' compensation system. gelmans.com (10/26/2023), [link] © 2001-2023 Jon L Gelman. Live Updates …. All rights reserved.

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Toxic Flight Attendant Uniforms Result in a $1.1 Million Verdict

Workers' Compensation

The verdict in the American Airlines flight attendants highlights another potential emerging wave in the workers’ compensation system. … Gelman of Wayne, NJ, is the author of NJ Workers’ Compensation Law (West-Thomson-Reuters) and co-author of the national treatise Modern Workers’ Compensation Law (West-Thomson-Reuters).

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Workers’ Compensation Benefits for Occupational Exposure to Cellphone Radiation

Workers' Compensation

Cancer—Occupational exposure to carcinogens/aggravation and acceleration, Gelman, Jon L, Workers’ Compensation Law , 38 NJPRAC 9.18 (Thomson-Reuters 2023.) For now, as in the past, the workers’ compensation system will assume the role of the decision-maker in this ongoing argument over safety in the workplace. …. 350 N.J.Super.

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Medical Marijuana Within the Context of Workers’ Compensation Claims

The Workcomp Writer

Finding the worker had established that medical marijuana represented—as to him—reasonable and necessary medical treatment under the New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Act (WCA), the Court also indicated the employer had presented no credible evidence that it might be prosecuted under the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA). 3d 191 (Fla.