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Issue Commentary: Obesity In the Workplace–Who Pays?

The Workcomp Writer

Its primary focus, under Pittman , was to examine whether the treatment was “directly related to the original compensable injury” [ Id. To prove claims for workers’ compensation benefits, employees must prove that the workplace accident caused their injuries. 11, citing Weaver v. Swedish Imps. 243, 253, 354 S.E.2d 2d 477 (1987)].

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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.