Greetings from the President By Sheral C. Kellar, President National Association of Workers’ Compensation Judiciary Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Judge – Chief Louisiana Workforce Commission Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! All persons having business before the 2024 College of the National Association of Workers’ Compensation Judiciary draw near and give their attention for the College is sitting in […]
By Wilbur W. Anderson THIS ARTICLE WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN THE FLORIDA BAR JOURNAL IN 2019 Vol. 93, No. 6 November/December 2019 Pg 44 Workers’ Compensation Once upon a time, workers’ compensation pleading was informal. Even a letter from an injured worker’s wife asking the state treasurer whether her husband had a valid claim […]
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By: Hon. Suzette Carlisle Flowers, Ph.D. Missouri Division of Workers’ Compensation St. Louis, Missouri Introduction In 2018, I began research on mediations conducted with the use of distance technology as an alternative to in-person mediations. A group of twelve judges were interviewed, and the overwhelming response was in-person mediations were the gold standard. At […]
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By Sheral C. Kellar, President National Association of Workers’ Compensation Judiciary Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Judge – Chief Louisiana Workforce Commission In February 2024, a former patient attacked Louisiana dentist Katie Tran and two of her colleagues with a three-inch blade. The patient stabbed Tran on the right side of her neck and in her […]
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 Thomas A. Robinson, JD., MDiv Copyright © 2023Thomas A. Robinson, all rights reserved. Reprinted with permission. Heartiest congratulations to the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) as it celebrates 100 years of service to the workers’ compensation system. “Our” system has seen substantial changes over the years and NCCI has deftly adapted along with […]
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By Hon. Shannon Bruno Bishop Louisiana Workforce Commission Baton Rouge, Louisiana On March 16, 2024, The College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers inducted its 2024 Class at the Union League Club in Chicago, Illinois. Among the honored inductees were three of our NAWCJ members, Judge Meg G. Kerr (Miami, FL) , Judge Daniel A. Lewis […]
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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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