By David Langham[1] Deputy Chief Judge Florida Judges of Compensation Claims Pensacola, FL What is the point of surgery, therapy, or immobilization? Often, such treatment will be delivered for relief of symptoms. Or, just as likely, the care will be for remediation, or “removal/correction of a defect or disease.” The distinction is important in […]
By Jennifer Nicaud, Administrative Law Judge Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission Jackson, MS In the early 1960s, a committee of scientists and social activists sent an open letter to the US President, Lyndon B. Johnson: “The cybernation revolution” will create “a separate nation of the poor, the unskilled, the jobless” who will be unable to […]
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By Pamela Johnson Workers’ Compensation Judge Court of Workers’ Compensation Claims Knoxville, TN SAVE THE DATE NEXT LUNCH AND LEARN: The NAWCJ will hold its next one-hour Lunch and Learn program on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time. (This is a schedule change). The topic is Presumptions & First Responders. […]
By Timothy Conner Judge, Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Commission Knoxville, TN The NAWCJ’s annual Judicial College will convene August 17-20 at the beautiful World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida. The Judicial College occurs in conjunction with WCI’s Annual Conference, which attracts approximately 5,000 workers’ compensation professionals from across the country. This year, the NAWCJ’s Curriculum […]
By Laura R. Beasley Administrative Law Judge Kentucky Department of Workers’ Claims Louisville, KY From February 25th to 27th, 2025, the National Association of Workers’ Compensation Judiciary (NAWCJ) hosted its annual Virtual New Judge’s Boot Camp. This event served as a valuable introduction for new judges to the organization and its leadership, fostering a […]
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By The Honorable Cynthia C. Dooley, J. Keith Roberts, Esquire, and Eric L. Baxley, Esquire* In South Carolina, the question of whether fraud in the application for employment remains a valid defense has gained renewed attention. A recent State Supreme Court case and a call for a legislative fix underscore a shift in how […]
By Hon. Jennifer Nicaud, Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission and Hon. Sharon Reeves, Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation The annual Judiciary College at the Workers’ Compensation Institute kept alive its longstanding tradition of providing excellent programming and camaraderie for adjudicators from across the nation. If you missed it this year, mark your calendar for 2025: […]
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By Commissioner Wesley G. Marshall[1] Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission February 2024 At a recent meeting of the Dispute Resolution Committee of the International Association of Industrial Boards and Commissions, a judge from one jurisdiction related attempts by non-lawyers vested with a Durable Power of Attorney to act in a representative capacity at evidentiary hearings. […]
By Judge Neera Bahl Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation Atlanta, Georgia As an Appellate Judge and Director for the Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation and a member of National Association of Workers’ Compensation Judiciary, Inc. (NAWCJ), I have observed several shared goals of these two organizations. I would like to discuss one […]
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By: Hon. Suzette Carlisle, Ph.D. Administrative Law Judge Missouri Division of Workers’ Compensation NAWCJ presidents devote their time, vision, energy, and creativity to the advancement of the organization, as members, committee chairs, secretary, treasurer, president-elect, and as president. After years of service, the fast and furious pace abruptly ends at the end of their presidency. […]
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