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The 1972 Commission Report re 1935

Florida Workers' Comp

I have, there and elsewhere, noted some people's captivation by and reverence for the Report of the (1972) National Commission on State Workmen's Compensation Laws. The panel included Professor John Burton , an emeritus professor at Rutgers University and the Chair of the 1972 Commission. State Industrial Commission , 94 Okl.

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Alaska Commission May Not Determine Scope of Treatment for Chiropractor

The Workcomp Writer

The Alaska Workers’ Compensation Commission has no jurisdiction to determine the scope or limits of chiropractic practice, held the state’s Supreme Court recently in State v. That question was not for the Workers’ Compensation Commission. Background White was injured while working for Alaska Psychiatric Institute (API) in late 2018.

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SC High Court Stresses that with Discretionary Issues Commission Must Actually Use Discretion

The Workcomp Writer

After setting the claim, Proffitt filed a Form 61 “Attorney Fee Petition” with the commission seeking approval of his contingent attorney’s fee in the amount of $36,633.33, along with costs in the amount of $5,134.10. Proffitt sought commission review of the order. He apologized to the commission for the delay. 67-705(H)(4).

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Ohio Supreme Court Continues to Clarify Abandonment of Workforce Rule

The Workcomp Writer

In February or March 2018, Stone notified her supervisor that she would be moving to California with her husband, who was taking a new position there. In September 2018, Stone and her husband were notified of his specific reassignment location and that he was to start working there on October 29. Both Stone and the commission appealed.

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Illinois Court Affirms Award of Benefits to Traveling Employee Injured in Fall Down Employer’s Unobstructed Stairs

The Workcomp Writer

On July 2, 2018, after arriving at the Cicero town hall to begin his workday, the claimant went to his office where he spent about 20 minutes after which he went to the south stairwell, intending to go down the stairs on his way to access his Cicero-provided vehicle.

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Awards and Memories

Florida Workers' Comp

In the spring of 2018, I penned a piece regarding the Forum. In 2018 Forum Recap and Professionalism (April 2018) ; 2015 Frierson-Colling Professionalism Award (2015), I had the chance to discuss professionalism and The Florida Bar Workers' Compensation Section's efforts to recognize it in their members.

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Lampton Group names new group head of people and culture

Employee Benefits

With more than 20 years of experience in HR, Clifford has knowledge from the variety of sectors she has worked across, including retail, housing, customer experience and engineering, before starting her own HR support business in 2018.