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Taxation of Identity Protection Services

Fringe Benefit Analysts

According to the IRS, identity theft has been the number one consumer complaint to the Federal Trade Commission for 15 consecutive years. Some insurance carriers are now also offering identity protection services to their customers at no additional cost. See IRS Announcement 2015-22.)

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Medical Marijuana Within the Context of Workers’ Compensation Claims

The Workcomp Writer

3d 732, 2015-NMCA-049, in which the court held that an authorized treating health care provider’s “certification,” authorizing the use of medical marijuana under the state’s Compassionate Use Act, was the functional equivalent of a “prescription.” A hearing officer granted Bourgoin’s petition in 2015 and the Appellate Division affirmed.