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 […]
By: Hon. Robert G. Rassp, Editor-In-Chief of Rassp & Herlick DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and are not those of the California Department of Industrial Relations, the Division of Workers’ Compensation, or the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. This article is not intended to serve as a legal […]
Read More… from PEOs – HOW TO PROSECUTE AND DEFEND CASES INVOLVING EMPLOYEE LEASING AGREEMENTS
Reprinted with permission. Professor Michael C. Duff of Saint Louis University School of Law is in the process of developing a very interesting and useful overview of workers’ compensation laws by state. His tool identifies the state law and administrative agency in each state, while summarizing the applicable reporting deadline and waiting period. In […]
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 […]
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 […]
Read More… from Highlights from the 2023 NAWCJ Judiciary College
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 […]
By: Hon. Suzette Carlisle, Ph.D. Administrative Law Judge Missouri Division of Workers’ Compensation We continue our series on past presidents of the NAWCJ. This month we sit down with The Honorable Michael Alvey and Jennifer Hopens and find out how they spend their time since they left the presidency. Please state your full name and […]
Read More… from PAST PRESIDENTS OF NAWCJ SERIES – Part 2- Where are They Now?
Notice: Public Comment Period Opportunity #1 for AMA Guides 2024 Changes– Musculoskeletal Updates A proposal to update the musculoskeletal system chapters (Upper Extremity, Lower Extremity, Spine) of the AMA Guides® is being considered by the AMA Guides Editorial Panel for adoption in 2024. This is the first of three comment periods where the public will have […]
Read More… from AMA GUIDES – PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS OCT. 2 – OCT. 27, 2023
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 […]