Florida Workers' Comp

AUGUST 23, 2022

The world of workers' compensation is geographic and diverse. There is no workers' compensation "system," but at least 60 systems across the country. That congregation discusses the hot topics of workers' compensation before an audience at the WCI Workers' Compensation Educational Conference.

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Florida Workers' Comp

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Nelson, of Belleville, IL There is significant geographic and practical breadth here with these speakers coming from very different workers' compensation systems and hopefully I will add a national perspective. Delays in care are increasingly lamented in workers' compensation and the issue is challenging.

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Florida Workers' Comp

JULY 4, 2022

See Who is the Employer? The bill is of interest in the workers' compensation community because we have a fair number of opportunities to examine the "employer/employee relationship" in the context of various statutory sections. The application of workers' compensation in Florida is dependent upon that employment relationship.

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Workers' Compensation

JUNE 21, 2022

Preemption Issue The question presented is: “Whether the Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. preempts a state workers’ compensation order that compels an employer to reimburse an employee for the cost of marijuana used in response to pain arising from a work-related injury.” 801 et seq.,

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Workers' Compensation

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The new rule is expected to have a significant impact on employers. 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.

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Florida Workers' Comp

JULY 24, 2022

However, I am a firm believer that there are many perspectives on this world of ours, and a panel is, after all, a panel (if someone wants an hour of your perspective, they will invite you to present or keynote, not as a panel participant). Pierce), an attorney primarily representing employers (Ms. Sighinolfi). No mandatory coverage.

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Workers' Compensation

MAY 31, 2022

Preemption Issue The question presented is: “Whether the Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. preempts a state workers’ compensation order that compels an employer to reimburse an employee for the cost of marijuana used in response to pain arising from a work-related injury.” 801 et seq.,

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Workers' Compensation

JANUARY 5, 2022

Workplaces are now primed for a massive wave of compensation claims due to the Omicron variant. A recent study provides a potential opportunity for employers and insurance companies to reduce their risk exposure through early sequencing and treatment proactively. Confusing and conflicting evaluation guidelines exist.

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Florida Workers' Comp

JULY 28, 2022

I have heard from lawyers for years regarding their perceptions of the Florida workers' compensation system, and those who run it. Their many thoughts and the promise of constructive feedback led to the implementation of the annual joint survey implemented by the OJCC and The Florida Bar Workers' Compensation Section.

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Workers' Compensation

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

The Agence National des Fréquences [ANFR] stated that “…Apple must immediately take all measures to prevent the availability on the market of the phones concerned present in the supply chain. The disability or death causally related to radiation must result from an exposure that “arises out of and in the course of employment.”

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Workers' Compensation

JULY 3, 2022

An asbestos manufacturer or supplier that places inadequate warnings on asbestos bags used in the workplace has a duty to warn the worker, regardless of whether it provides the employer with the correct information, which is reasonably intended to reach its employees. 34:15-7 to -35.22.” Adequate warnings provide workers with a choice.

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Insperity

FEBRUARY 12, 2011

Workers’ compensation is designed to provide income replacement and coverage of medical expenses for employees who are injured on the job. If the injury is related to the employment, it does not matter who caused the injury; the employee is awarded benefits. How do workers’ compensation laws work?

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The Workcomp Writer

APRIL 3, 2023

The Court acknowledged that under the state’s statutory scheme it was difficult, although not impossible, to establish a causal connection between the employment and the virus. Judge Great noted that there had only been three reported decisions addressing the compensability of COVID-19, and that the holdings were mixed: Fowler v.

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

MARCH 7, 2020

For example, in British Columbia, the test for work-relatedness is “causative significance”, meaning the worker’s employment must have been of causative significance in producing the disease. To satisfy the causative significance test, the worker’s employment must have been more than a trivial or insignificant aspect.

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

APRIL 23, 2020

With the challenges emerging, the public steps announced in some jurisdictions may provide insight into what lies ahead for those who work in and with workers’ compensation. If so, should employers request or demand tests of their employees? Can we keep essential staff safe (at workplaces, with clients, or working from home)?

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Empuls

JUNE 21, 2024

The research also revealed that up to 77% of workers with access to employer-sponsored benefits, chose to participate in the program, increasing the take-up rate. The retirement rewards come with a well-managed and planned retirement to provide financial security and stability among the employees during their post-employment phase.

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The Workcomp Writer

JANUARY 16, 2023

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 workers’ compensation claim. The appellate court disagreed with the employer’s premise. 3d 924 (N.M.

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

JULY 5, 2022

For more than twenty years I have been speaking about demographic change to workers’ compensation insurers in the hopes of spurring policy changes in advance of an aging workforce and greater numbers of older workers in the workplace. Population projections presented in the 1990s and early 2000s told us what was coming. in (Q1 2002).

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

JUNE 2, 2024

Other coding systems for nature of injury, industry and occupation are jurisdictionally specific and subject to change over time. Workers’ compensation systems rely on a medical diagnosis of the injury , then determine the " work-relatedness " of that injury before considering the extent and duration of any compensation.

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Workers’ compensation “reforms” are typically focused on reducing employer costs. See [link] ] Progress towards improving compensation for workers was noted; so were the many gaps and shortfalls in the present landscape of state workers’ compensation laws.

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

.); "total amount paid to employees over a period," hence, via records-keeping, "list of employees receiving pay." [ See [link] ] Today, the word “payroll” more often than not refers to the department or system that manage employer costs for a range of employee compensation components. Wages and salaries cost employers $25.22

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

JULY 11, 2019

Requiring employers provide financial compensation to workers or their families for work-related injury, illness and death is central to achieving this objective. In exclusive state fund jurisdictions, the sole insurer must insurer all employers requiring (or qualified to opt in to) coverage.

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

MARCH 4, 2021

In the accompanying slides and in some responses, I provide additional references as a starting point for understanding and comparing initial workers’ compensation. All workers’ compensation systems pay the same rate for lost wages…right? There may be some integration or offset of workers’ compensation in certain cases.

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Exclusive Remedy Workers’ compensation is considered a form of “social insurance” and operates based on a social contract between management and labor. It stipulates that workers’ compensation serves as the “exclusive remedy” for occupational injuries and diseases. of total employment and 87.3%

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

AUGUST 22, 2019

As noted, the market for workers’ compensation is not a free market but one that is altered by government interventions and oversight. Note: Although the ratio between worker benefits paid and employer costs is often expressed in dollar terms [e.g., However, this analysis shows substantive difference associated with these three models.

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

MARCH 12, 2019

Does it matter to workers’ compensation if there is a single payer system in place? At the California state Department of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) Educational Conference, my presentation highlighted workers’ compensation healthcare spending. Time and format restricted the depth of that presentation.

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Florida Workers' Comp

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

There is both evolution and revolution in the world of workers' compensation: regulatorily, statutorily, adjudicatory, and more. The interrelationship of employment, which is the very fabric of workers' compensation, has changed. He encouraged and inspired conversation about this community, injured workers, and employers.

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The Workcomp Writer

MARCH 27, 2023

He received workers’ compensation benefits for his injury, but he ultimately filed a civil action against Precision and various co-workers, including, Strombert, who was employed by Precision as the pipeline construction site’s EMT. Plaintiff alleged claims of negligent hiring, retention, and supervision against Precision. 68, 72, 672 S.E.2d

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The Workcomp Writer

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

When I confidently asserted that the statute clearly gave the full commission, not the deputy, final say on witness credibility, one commissioner responded by simply turning his chair, presenting his back to me. 6, 2024), illustrates how this tension continues to shape workers’ compensation practice. Workmen's Comp.

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