Workers' Compensation Emerging Issues Analysis, 2014 Edition Thomas A. Robinson, Robin E. Kobayashi, Editors-in-Chief An excellent reference guide—I like how it’s broken down by State and subject respectively. —Anthony Pisciotta, Area Vice President-Claims, Arthur J. Gallagher& Co. • A Unique Compendium of Issues, Trends & Cases • 50 State Survey of Workers’ Comp-Related Legislation • Detailed, In-Depth Analysis and Insight Keep track of how the workers’ compensation landscape is changing Workers' Compensation Emerging Issues Analysis, part of the Larson Series, is an essential tool for the insurance industry, corporate risk managers, policy makers, and lawyers to understand what changes are being contemplated on the national level as well as in every state. Everything you need to know about workers' compensation in 2014 is contained in this compendium of legal issues and cases. Who should use this resource • Producers and Executives at brokers, TPAs or service providers preparing for client stewardship meetings • Claim Supervisors handling or overseeing multiple states • Corporate Risk Managers needing critical information to help develop a forward-looking risk management plan • Lawyers advancing the rule of law in the workers’ compensation setting • Legislatures and policymakers seeking to improve their state’s workers’ compensation system Regular Price: $106 Special Discount: $79.50* 1 volume, softbound, updated annually, Pub. # 1874 ISBN 9781632812056 Legal analysis by Thomas A. Robinson, JD, staff writer for Larson’s Workers’ Compensation Law and Feature National Columnist for the LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation eNewsletter. Mr. Robinson is also an award-winning blogger at workcompwriter.com. TO ORDER: Christine Hyatt Direct: 937-247-8166 Fax: 1-800-624-8278 [email protected] (mention promo code WCRISK) Price does not include sales tax, shipping or handling. Price subject to change without notice. *Offer expires 10/1/2015. Offer only valid only on new orders and cannot be combined with other offers or used for renewals. Sales to federal government customers may be subject to specific contract pricing and not discounted additionally. Workers' Compensation Emerging Issues Analysis, 2014 Edition Table of Contents PART I. EXPERT ANALYSIS AND COMMENTARY National Trends Temporary Workers and Their Unique Risks: Shining a Risk Manager’s Analytical Light on an Evolving Shadow Industry, by Karen C. Yotis Workers’ Comp Industry Insiders Review the Lay of the Land for 2014, by Karen C. Yotis Top 10 Bizarre Workers' Comp Cases JanuaryAugust 2014, by Thomas A. Robinson The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Dilemma for Workers’ Compensation Claims, by Thomas A. Robinson Benign Neglect: Can Failure to Follow Doctor’s Advice Be Fatal to an Injured Worker’s Claim? by Thomas A. Robinson Compromise and Settlement: May an Employer Include a Penalty Clause to Ward Off Further Vexatious Claims? by Thomas A. Robinson Injured Workers WCRI Identifies Trust in the Workplace as a Key “Predictor” of Outcomes Important to Injured Workers, by Thomas A. Robinson Why Injured Workers Lawyer Up, by Karen C. Yotis Workers Memorial Day: Honoring the Dead as We Fight for the Living, by Karen C. Yotis Third Party Administrators Choosing an Effective Third Party Administrator— Do Your Homework! by Teresa McLoughlin Rice Prescription Drugs & Medical Marijuana The One-Two Punch of Benzodiazepines and Opioids on Workers’ Compensation Claim Costs, by Thomas A. Robinson ACOEM Updates Guideline Regarding the Use of Opioids in Safety-Sensitive Jobs, by Teresa McLoughlin Rice Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs: An Effective Front in the Prescription Drug Abuse War? by Teresa McLoughlin Rice Waiting to Exhale: Employee Firing for Off-Duty Medical Marijuana Use, by Roger Rabb The Drug Law Evolution and The Workplace, by Roger Rabb Occupational Medicine & Workplace Safety The Tension Between Evidence-Based Medicine and Clinical-Based Medicine, by Thomas A. Robinson New Study Points to Significant Underreporting of Injuries to Bureau of Labor Statistics, by Thomas A. Robinson Flu Shots for Employees: Don’t Hurry Through the Screening Process During Employer-Provided Inoculations, by Thomas A. Robinson Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: New Study Claims No Association Exists Between CTS and Occupational Computer Use, by Teresa McLoughlin Rice Can a Successful Workplace Wellness Program Improve a Company’s Stock Market Performance? by Teresa McLoughlin Rice Post-Hire Fitness Evaluation May Reduce Workers’ The Aging Workforce: How to Manage Workers’ Comp Costs for the Silver Bunch, by Karen C. Yotis Bariatric Surgery: Is it a Workers’ Compensation Medical Benefit? By Thomas A. Robinson Obesity in the Workforce—An Expanding Problem, by LexisNexis Editorial Staff Fighting Fire With Fire—The Impact of Obesity on Firefighter Health, by LexisNexis Editorial Staff Pain Disorders and the New DSM-5, by Robert G. Rassp Federal Spotlight Comp Costs for Lower Back Injuries in Commercial Truck Drivers, by Teresa McLoughlin Rice The Affordable Care Act and Workers’ Compensation: Helping Employers to Keep a Foothold on Snowy Roads and Black Ice, by Karen C. Yotis Affordable Care Act: A New Body of Law With Lots of Moving Parts, by Teresa McLoughlin Rice Medicare Secondary Payer Law: 2013 in Review, by Jennifer C. Jordan Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance February 2014 Update, by Jennifer C. Jordan State Spotlight WCRI Continues to Build Baseline to Monitor Impact of California’s Workers’ Compensation Reforms, by Thomas A. Robinson California Workers’ Comp Centennial: Thought Leaders Speak the Truth About the Social Bargain and Constitutional Goals, by Karen C. Yotis Patients, Pills and Profits: Physician Dispensing Increases Costs in Illinois Workers’ Comp Claims, by Karen C. Yotis 100th Anniversary of New York Workers’ Compensation Law, by Ronald E. Weiss and Ronald Balter The Texas Blueprint for How to Lower Workers’ Comp Costs, by Stuart D. Colburn and Albert Betts, Jr. PART II. 50 STATE & D.C. 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