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Awards and Memories

Florida Workers' Comp

Myers, FL) 2009 Stewart Colling (Orlando, FL) 2010 Richard Sicking (Miami, FL) 2011 Jacob Schickel (Jacksonville, FL) 2012 Herbert Langston (Orlando, FL) 2013 Ramon Malca (Miami, FL) 2014 Richard Thompson (Sarasota, FL) 2015 Richard Chait (Miami, FL) 2016 Thomas Conroy (Hollywood, FL/Las Vegas) 2017 Dawn Traverso (Miami, FL) 2018 Hon.

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Workers’ Compensation Benefits for Occupational Exposure to Cellphone Radiation

Workers' Compensation

Several studies have indicated evidence that the assumptions underlying the FCC and the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection [ICNIRP] concerning exposure limits are invalid and are harmful to humans. International Commission on the Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields (ICBE-EMF).

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Issue Commentary: Obesity In the Workplace–Who Pays?

The Workcomp Writer

2d 283 (1996) ( Pittman )], it nevertheless reversed the Court of Appeals in the instant case, determining that neither the lower appellate court nor the state’s Industrial Commission had properly applied the test. The Commission ultimately consolidated plaintiff’s claims for a single hearing. 124, 468 S.E.2d

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Top 10 Appellate Decisions During the 100 Years of NCCI

The Workcomp Writer

Heartiest congratulations to the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) as it celebrates 100 years of service to the workers’ compensation system. Our” system has seen substantial changes over the years and NCCI has deftly adapted along with it. Dillard’s, Inc., 2016 OK 89, 381 P.3d

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Workers’ Compensation Insurance Arrangements: Does the model make a difference? Part 1

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

Australian and New Zealand workers’ compensation systems include exclusive, centrally funded and privately underwritten workers’ compensation “schemes” [a term used in Australian/New Zealand, analogous to insurance system or arrangement]. There are no jurisdictions with competitive state funds.

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Medical Marijuana Within the Context of Workers’ Compensation Claims

The Workcomp Writer

In August 2013, he was evaluated for, and was issued, a certification to enroll in Massachusetts’s medical marijuana program. Thus, we begin with the decisions that have already addressed the preemptive effect of the CSA on orders for reimbursement of medical cannabis made under state workers' compensation laws [Opinion, p.