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How prepared are workers’ compensation systems for COVID-19?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

Regardless of the workerscompensation model (private insurance, competitive state fund, exclusive state fund), every insurer has to prepare for the unexpected. As noted in my last post, the COVID-19 event most certainly is a rare event and just as assuredly will result in accepted workerscompensation claims.

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Awards and Memories

Florida Workers' Comp

In 2018 Forum Recap and Professionalism (April 2018) ; 2015 Frierson-Colling Professionalism Award (2015), I had the chance to discuss professionalism and The Florida Bar Workers' Compensation Section's efforts to recognize it in their members. Myers who was a legend in Florida workers' compensation before my time.

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Judicial Oversight

Workers' Compensation

A cornerstone of the NJ WorkersCompensation Act [WCA] is that the Division of WorkersCompensation [DWC] is mandated to oversee the settlement of accident or injury claims. 2d 636 (2004). Payments made under Section 20 may be considered payments of workerscompensation for insurance rating purposes only.

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Medical Marijuana Within the Context of Workers’ Compensation Claims

The Workcomp Writer

It is, of course, one thing for a state to allow the use of marijuana in the treatment of injuries and diseases, but quite another to require employers and/or insurers to reimburse injured workers in connection with a workerscompensation claim. Stat. . §§ 26-2B-1 to 26-2B-7, et seq.), Four have ruled that it cannot.

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NC Employer May Not Use Truck Driver’s “Misconduct” in Causing Accident as Excuse for Denying TTD Benefits

The Workcomp Writer

Fault should play no role within the workerscompensation scheme. Richards sought workerscompensation benefits for a “low back” injury. A workerscompensation claims manager later testified that Richard’s “review committee” determined that the accident was preventable. 2d 695 (2004).

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Issue Commentary: Employer’s Liability for Post-Injury Medical Treatment

The Workcomp Writer

The injured worker had alleged the co-employees had a financial motive in minimizing his medical care—they would receive additional pay if certain safety goals were maintained. The Supreme Court said accordingly, workerscompensation immunity barred Plaintiff’s claim for negligent hiring, retention, and supervision.

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De Novo, Deference, or Something in Between: The Complex Landscape of Workers’ Compensation Administrative Review

The Workcomp Writer

Personal Observation In 1977, I stood before the North Carolina Industrial Commission as a young workerscompensation defense attorney, barely a year into practice, challenging a deputy commissioner’s credibility determination. 6, 2024), illustrates how this tension continues to shape workerscompensation practice.