Author: Hon. James Szablewicz
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APRIL 2024 MEMBER NEWS
VIRGINIA The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission is pleased to announce the reappointment of the Honorable Wesley G. Marshall as Commissioner for his third consecutive term. Commissioner Marshall’s extensive experience and unwavering dedication have been invaluable assets to the Commission since he began his tenure in 2012. Before his work as a Commissioner, he represented plaintiffs in […]
OCTOBER 2023 PRESIDENT’S LETTER
Greetings from the President By Sheral C. Kellar Workers’ Compensation Judge – Chief Office of Workers’ Compensation Administration Louisiana Workforce Commission I learned a jingle in elementary school. For some unknown reason, it is on auto-repeat in my head. “We’re all in our places, with smiling new faces. Oh, this is the way […]
Workers’ Compensation Coverage for Mental Claims: Is limiting Coverage worth the Cost?
By Kristen McRee, Esquire and J. Keith Roberts, Esquire* The existence of mental illness as a condition can be traced back as far as written records.[1] Early on, it was thought that an individual who suffered from mental illness was either possessed by demons or had angered the gods.[2] For a brief moment in […]
Highlights from the 2023 NAWCJ Judiciary College
By Hon. Jennifer Hopens Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation and Hon. Sharon Reeves Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation Chattanooga, TN As in years past, the 2023 NAWCJ Judiciary College in Orlando did not disappoint. We enjoyed every presentation we attended, but, in the spirit of (judicial) economy, we will focus […]
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A Look inside Give Kids the World Service Day, 2023 Interviews with the Volunteers that made it Possible
By Judge Suzette Carlisle Flowers, Board Member NAWCJ, Liaison to Spirit to Serve Committee GKTW Service Day 2023 brought people together throughout the workers’ compensation industry with one goal – putting a smile on the faces of critically injured children and their families through adventures at GKTW Village. This year, 561 individuals and ninety-eight […]
OCTOBER 2023 MEMBER NEWS
TEXAS Hsin-Wei Luang has joined the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) as an administrative law judge (ALJ) in the DWC’s Austin Field Office. She graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with an aerospace engineering degree. She then went to St. Mary’s Law School, where she originally intended to work for […]
The Top 10 Bizarre Workers’ Comp Cases for 2022
By Thomas A. Robinson Copyright 2023. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission. As I have noted early each January for many, many years now, prior to the death of my mentor and friend, Dr. Arthur Larson, the original author of the oft-cited Larson treatises in workers’ compensation law (and in employment discrimination law, as […]
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APRIL 2023 PRESIDENT’S LETTER
Greetings from the President By Pamela B. Johnson Tennessee Court of Workers’ Compensation Claims Knoxville, TN As you know, the NAWCJ is an organization focused on education, collaboration, and networking opportunities. In early March, we held our New Judges’ Virtual Boot Camp, where 38 new adjudicators learned from experienced judges and legal experts on matters […]
DO EVIDENCE RULES INFRINGE ON FUNDAMENTAL FAIRNESS FOR SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANTS IN WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COURTS?
By Thomas Wyatt Judge, Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Chattanooga, TN SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT A poll of lawyers and judges would certainly find overwhelming support for rules of evidence. Some would say these rules promote orderly trials and decisions based on reliable documents and testimony. Others would point out that evidentiary rules keep […]