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WCRI Opens Registration for 2022 Conference

12/03/2021
and perspectives of workers compensation experts and policymakers from across the country. Topics that will be addressed include The impact of COVID-19 on the workplace. Medical marijuana legalization reimbursement and impairment. Vaccines variants and long-term medical effects of

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Richard Gould EmployeeClaimant OJCC Case No 21023329KF

12/01/2021
urine sample on October 8 2021. The sample was tested and Dr. Seth Portnoy testified that it is his opinion that the claimant used marijuana within the 30 days prior to the test. I accept Dr. Portnoys testimony in this regard. When asked if it was possible that the positive test result could be due

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Theresa Lyons EmployeeClaimant OJCC Case No 21006599KF

12/01/2021
background The claimant Theresa Lyons was injured within the course and scope of her employment as a prep cook with Cracker Barrel Old Country Store on November 23 2020. She seeks various benefits which have been denied due to a positive drug test. The claimant holds a medical marijuana card she obtained

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Court Upholds Wage-Loss Award to Worker Injured in Car Accident

11/29/2021
medical marijuana. According to Andrews he cannot drive for more than a mile or two and cannot turn his head cannot engage in activities he used to enjoy such as camping and he cannot mow his lawn or do household chores. Andrews underwent a functional capacity evaluation in August 2019 and scored

Category: News

Grinberg: Automation's Effect on Comp

11/15/2021
When California is mentioned to non-Californians they typically think of things like Hollywood marijuana “high” tech and high-tech horrible — just absolutely horrible — roads.  A huge sector of California’s job market is in agriculture and

Category: Industry Insights

HuppChad

11/01/2021
. He also explained that Petitioner was not a candidate for pain medication management because he had sleep apnea was not using his CPAP machine and smoked marijuana daily. Dr. Jung stated that this fit the exclusion criteria for chronic narcotic treatment. Dr. Jung indicated that he had no other

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HuppChad 2

11/01/2021
Petitioner was not a candidate for pain medication management because he had sleep apnea was not using his CPAP machine and smoked marijuana daily. Dr. Jung stated that this fit the exclusion criteria for chronic narcotic treatment. Dr. Jung indicated that he had no other treatment options to offer

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Joel Vaughn EmployeeClaimant OJCC Case No 20018884WWA

11/01/2021
filed 31521. 72 2. Medical records from Dr. Susan Hole dated June 12 2015 filed on 31521. 71 fact purposes only 3. Medical records from Dr. Robert Hannum marijuana doctor filed on 31521. 70 fact purposes only 4. IME report from Dr. Marc Harr dated January 26 2021 filed on 31521

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High Court Holds Federal Law Precludes Reimbursement for Cannabis

10/15/2021
people who are using marijuana to treat work-related injuries. The New Jersey high court in April found that comp carriers can be ordered to reimburse injured workers who are using cannabis. New Hampshires high court in March similarly held there was no direct conflict between an order requiring a

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Employer Can Terminate Payments for Narcotic Medication for Worker Who Lied About Drug Use

10/12/2021
The Delaware Superior Court ruled that an employer was entitled to discontinue its payment for narcotic painkillers medications based on an injured worker's high use of the medication and dishonesty regarding her use of marijuana. Zelda Sheppard worked for Allen Family Foods. She was injured

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