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WCRI’s Upcoming Annual Conference Looks Like a Winner

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Thomas A. Robinson

Speakers Include Former Head of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics The 34th Annual Issues and Research Conference, sponsored by Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI), promises to be an outstanding forum of ideas and insights relevant to today’s workers’ compensation world. … Continue reading →

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Tennessee Widow Loses Battle Related to Injured Worker’s Overdose Death

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Thomas A. Robinson

In a case that echoes the plight of all too many injured workers in the U.S., the Supreme Court of Tennessee has overturned a decision of a state chancery court and found that the death of an injured worker due … Continue reading →

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Like Oil & Water, Oxycodone and Xanax Don’t Mix

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Thomas A. Robinson

Nebraska Worker’s Death From Apparent Suicide is Not Compensable In a case that is heartbreaking from multiple points of view, the family of an injured Nebraska employee was denied workers’ compensation death benefits on the basis that the employee’s death, … Continue reading →

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Shall We Dance—New Book Describes Complex, Psychological Tango Between Physician and Patient Over Opioid Prescriptions

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Thomas A. Robinson

Jane and I are seven days into a 10-day cruise to (and from) the Panama Canal. I’m gloating, of course. While even our native Durham, North Carolina, is currently shivering, we’re basking in hot, sunny weather “down here.” Knowing that … Continue reading →

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Medical Marijuana: Reasonable and Necessary Medical Treatment for Pain?

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Thomas A. Robinson

Appellate Division of Maine’s Comp Board Orders Two Employers to Reimburse Workers for Treatment Costs In two separate decisions, the Appellate Division of Maine’s Workers’ Compensation Board recently affirmed two ALJs’ decisions requiring employers to reimburse injured workers for the … Continue reading →

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510 Pills Per Month With Little Improvement: Tennessee High Court Allows Change of Physician

Posted on September 1, 2016 by Thomas A. Robinson

Illustrating the deep—and sometimes bitter—divide between some who espouse clinically oriented medical treatment and others that promote the so-called “best practices” guidelines outlined in evidence-based medicine (EBM), a Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel of the Supreme Court of Tennessee, in … Continue reading →

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