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The 1972 Commission Report re 1935

Florida Workers' Comp

I have, there and elsewhere, noted some people's captivation by and reverence for the Report of the (1972) National Commission on State Workmen's Compensation Laws. The panel included Professor John Burton , an emeritus professor at Rutgers University and the Chair of the 1972 Commission. State Industrial Commission , 94 Okl.

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Alaska Commission May Not Determine Scope of Treatment for Chiropractor

The Workcomp Writer

The Alaska Workers’ Compensation Commission has no jurisdiction to determine the scope or limits of chiropractic practice, held the state’s Supreme Court recently in State v. That question was not for the Workers’ Compensation Commission. Background White was injured while working for Alaska Psychiatric Institute (API) in late 2018.

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SC High Court Stresses that with Discretionary Issues Commission Must Actually Use Discretion

The Workcomp Writer

After setting the claim, Proffitt filed a Form 61 “Attorney Fee Petition” with the commission seeking approval of his contingent attorney’s fee in the amount of $36,633.33, along with costs in the amount of $5,134.10. Proffitt sought commission review of the order. He apologized to the commission for the delay. 67-705(H)(4).

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West Virginia Tops the Nation in Workplace Sexual Harassment Claims

HR Digest

Workplace sexual harassment remains a pervasive issue in the United States, with West Virginia leading the nation in claims filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). charges filed per 100,000 residents between 2018 and 2021. In 2018, there were 218 charges filed, but by 2021, that number had plummeted to just 40.

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Organisations need to address the rising problem of workplace sickness

Workplace Insight

The think tank’s analysis reveals that the annual hidden cost of employee sickness has surged by £30 billion since 2018. On average, employees lose the equivalent of 44 days of productivity annually due to working while sick, up from 35 days in 2018. days in 2018. Additionally, they take an average of 6.7

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Alabama Court Applies Successive-Compensable-Injury Test to Non-Work-Related Accident

The Workcomp Writer

On October 4, 2018, Arnold was involved in a non-work-related motor vehicle accident. Victoryland subsequently filed a petition to be relieved of liability for future medical expenses, arguing that the 2018 accident was an intervening and superseding cause of Arnold’s lower back problems. 2d 1080 (Ala.

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Ohio Supreme Court Continues to Clarify Abandonment of Workforce Rule

The Workcomp Writer

In February or March 2018, Stone notified her supervisor that she would be moving to California with her husband, who was taking a new position there. In September 2018, Stone and her husband were notified of his specific reassignment location and that he was to start working there on October 29. Both Stone and the commission appealed.