National Issues
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Police Officers and Course and Scope
David Langham, a Florida workers’ comp judge, and a prolific blogger on...
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Workers’ Comp for Undocumented Workers: A National Perspective
Gary L. Wickert, a Wisconsin based insurance defense lawyer, surveys the national...
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Dallas Fraud Defendant Cops Plea Deal
More developments on the fraud case that levels allegations against a number...
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Cali State Workers’ Don’t Understand that Lying is Wrong
If you made this up, no one would believe you. Using taxpayer...
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The Top 10 Bizarre Workers’ Comp Cases for 2016
For the past ten Decembers or so, I have annually compiled what...
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Ex-Players Drop Case to Force NFL to Pay Workers’ Compensation for Concussions
The federal court case brought by 38 former National Football League players...
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Highlights from NCCI’s Workers’ Compensation 2016 Issues Report
“NCCI just released its Workers Compensation 2016 Issues Report: Fall Edition. It’s...
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Labor Report Urges Study Of A Federal Role In State Workers’ Comp Laws
A "race to the bottom" in state workers' compensation laws has the...
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Would Uniform Treatment Guidelines be a More Effective WC Tool?
The Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine has published a study confirming...
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Labor Secretary Calls Workers’ Comp Opt-Out Plans A “Pathway To Poverty”
The United States Department of Labor Secretary jumped into the national opt-out...
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CDC Issues Guidelines for Painkillers, Opioids
In an effort to curb what many consider the worst public health...
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Texas Announces 2016 Workers’ Compensation Education Conferences
The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) will host two Workers’ Compensation Education...
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