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The timeliness of decisions is a persistent discussion in the realm of litigation generally, and workers' compensation is not an exception. In a broader sense, the recently discussed Workgroup Report on Civil Cases (January 2022) noted some […]

VACCINE SIDE EFFECTS COMPENSABILITY OVERVIEW.  Vaccines against COVID-19 have arrived and are readily available for Kansans to receive, and the virus appears to be morphing into multiple variants with no immediate end in sight. Many […]

The NJ Supreme Court ruled that an employee’s injuries arose out of and in the course of her employment because the parking lot where she was injured was owned and maintained by the employer, adjacent […]

Where is California workers’ comp headed in 2022? That’s the subject of the 2022 Workerscompzone quiz. Each year I kick off the year with a quiz for workers’ comp savants. In some instances there may […]

If your company’s fleet includes a school bus, dump truck, or any other type of commercial vehicle, February 7, 2022, should be an important date for you. On that Monday, the final rule (49 CFR […]

WorkersCompensation.com recently reported disturbing numbers for "unintentional overdoses from nonmedical use of drugs." There are a a large volume of such deaths in America generally, more on that recently in The Time has Come the Time is […]

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance that the full vaccination compliance deadline is March 15, 2022, for all health care workers subject to the Omnibus Health Care Staff Vaccination rule.  CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure […]

In a highly anticipated 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued a ruling granting a temporary stay of OSHA’s vaccine or weekly testing emergency temporary standard (ETS) for private businesses. Although SCOTUS […]