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Florida Workers' Comp

In March 2022, I was honored to speak (briefly) at the Workers' Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) conference in Boston, see Friends, Romans, countrymen, lendme your ears (March 2022). However, society has moved on and "workers" today is more more acceptable; our workplaces are more diverse, vibrant, and inclusive.

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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. API appealed to the Commission, which affirmed. White , 2023 Alas.

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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.

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

The Workcomp Writer

Ironically, the Supreme Court based its reasoning upon a Court of Appeals decision properly rendered on the same issue approximately one year after that same lower court had affirmed the commission’s summary dismissal of the appeal in the instant case. Proffitt sought commission review of the order. 67-705(H)(4).

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Are wages or salary fully covered by workers’ compensation insurance?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

The vast majority of workers in the US and Canada are employed in jobs “covered” by workers’ compensation insurance. A December 2018 slip and fall in a wet stairwell of her employer’s office building resulted in a back injury and a cracked rib. Her workers’ compensation claim was accepted. Burton, Jr.,

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Are low wage earners adequately covered by workers’ compensation?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

Many workers live paycheck to paycheck and struggle to support their families on lower-than-average earnings. The median usual weekly earnings for women aged 25 and older with high school graduation only was about $622 per week in Q4 2018 according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics ( Series Id: LEU0252925300).

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Mental Injuries- Part 3: Implications for Disability Insurers and Workers’ Compensation

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

The apparent rise in mental disability claims is a significant issue for disability insurers and workers’ compensation systems. The observed rise in workers’ compensation claims for mental injury must be interpreted in context. Handwringing over costs often misses this underlying premise.