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Medical Marijuana Within the Context of Workers’ Compensation Claims

The Workcomp Writer

territories 2 allow, at least in some instances, the use of marijuana for medical purposes. Eleven states allow for the use of low THC, high CBD products for medical reasons. Jurisdictions Requiring Reimbursement for Medical Marijuana. 3. . §§ 26-2B-1 to 26-2B-7, et seq.), Four have ruled such reimbursement can be ordered.

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Workers’ Compensation Benefits for Occupational Exposure to Cellphone Radiation

Workers' Compensation

ALLEGED MEDICAL ISSUES Controversy continues over human medical issues associated with non-ionizing radio frequency exposure. International Commission on the Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields (ICBE-EMF). Motorola launched the initial commercial cellular network in 1973 as a 1G analog system.

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Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears

Florida Workers' Comp

The program concludes Thursday just before lunchtime with a panel dedicated to the Report of the (1972) National Commission on State Workmen's Compensation Laws. As I write this, I wonder whether it is this document or the Commission to which I address my Shakespearean references.

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Are Workers’ Comp Insurers ready for what comes next in the COVID-19 crisis?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

For workers’ compensation insurers, there are additional complications in their day-to-day operations. The medical and rehabilitation services often provided by workers’ compensation typically are very “hands on”. The New York Workers’ Compensation Law provision (section 10 (3) (a)) is as follows: 3. (a)

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Workers’ Compensation: What’s payroll got to do with it?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

I’ve mapped the values from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics release to illustrate the relative size of each component of employee compensation for the average hour worked by a civilian worker. What’s Reportable as Payroll for Workers’ Compensation? Note: Canadian and Australian data are not available in the same format.