Workers' Compensation

JUNE 21, 2022

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.” The petitioner further argued that Minnesota’s workers’ compensation system does not facilitate access to marijuana. 801 et seq., 91-513, Tit.

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Workers' Compensation

MAY 31, 2022

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.” The petitioner further argues that Minnesota’s workers’ compensation system does not facilitate access to marijuana. 801 et seq., 91-513, Tit.

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HR Bartender

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Over the years, the workers’ compensation system has given the return-to-work process many names: modified duty, light duty, limited duty, alternative duty, restricted duty, stay at work program, transitional duty or transitional work. If you leave the employee at home, the insurance carrier pays them to be there.

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

APRIL 23, 2020

[Supplemental background for students of DMCCJ – Workers’ Compensation and Return to Work and DMCCL- Insurance and Other Benefits – Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences] Workers’ compensation insurers and legislators are taking the first steps in dealing with the COVID-19 crises.

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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.

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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. A state Department of Labor hearing officer agreed with the insurer. 801, et seq.

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