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50 years after the National Commission: Is the Workers' Compensation System

Workers' Compensation

50 YEARS AFTER THE NATIONAL COMMISSION: IS THE WORKERSCOMPENSATION SYSTEM SERVING INJURED WORKERS? ET On Monday, July 11, the Department of Labor will host a panel discussion for the 50th anniversary of the National Commission on State Workmen's Compensation Laws.

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The 1972 Commission Report re 1935

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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What's Hot in Workers' Comp 2022?

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The world of workers' compensation is geographic and diverse. There is no workers' compensation "system," but at least 60 systems across the country. Virgin Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Norther Marianna Islands, the Jones Act, and the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Act all come to mind.

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Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler!

Florida Workers' Comp

This annual tradition has come to have special meaning for the workers' compensation attorney community because of the College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers (CWCL). Delays in care are increasingly lamented in workers' compensation and the issue is challenging. There are many causes and contributors.

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Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears

Florida Workers' Comp

This week, the Workers' Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) hosts its 38th Annual Issues and Research Conference in Boston. In all, a well-rounded program with something for all of the workers' compensation community. When I think of the National Commission Report, I think of ambition. Let's dive in.

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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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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. It also describes procedures for commissioning systems to determine their installed performance.