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Past Issues

Past IssuesIf you would like our practice group newsletter to address a specific topic, please contact our newsletter editor, A mber Cameron.

2016

January	The Year In Review – 2015
February	Retaliatory Discharge Lawsuits Filed By Injured Workers

2015

January	Bob Red Remodeling, Inc. v. Illinois Workers’ Compensation Comm’n
March	When Does a Traveling Employee Actually Begin to "Travel?"; Social Security Administration Proposes Mandatory Reporting of Benefits
April	Appellate Court Holds Wage Differential Must Be Explicitly Waived or Else Claimant Eligible
June	New Appellate Court Ruling on Entitlement to Permanency Where the Claimant Dies Before Arbitration
September	Practice Pointer – Injuries to Multiple Body Parts
October	The Rise of Temporary Transitional Employment (TTE)
November	Identifying and Satisfying Conditional Payments by Medicare Advantage Plans; Social Security Administration Proposes Mandatory Reporting of Workers' Compensation Benefits; Are Petitioners Required to Submit AMA Impairment Rating Reports Into Evidence?

2014

January	New Legislation on the Horizon?; Final Appellate Court Tally; Recent Stairs Case – Village Of Villa Park
February	When a Claimant's Work Place is His Home; Limiting Exposure for Injuries to Telecommuting Employees
April	Vocational Rehabilitation in Illinois
May	Recent Decision Update – Arising Out Of: Brais v. Workers' Compensation Comm'n
June	Senate Bill 3287 Signed into Law
July	Medical Marijuana Leaving A Cloud Of Uncertainty Over Employers
September	The Sunny Hill Decision and the Evolution of the TTD Test
October	Appellate Court Solidifies Interstate Scaffolding's Application To Discharged Employees
December	Benefits and Undocumented/Illegal Workers

2013

February	A Disturbing Trend In Recent WC Appellate Decisions
April	Appellate Practice Update
July	"Arising Out Of" Cases
August	Applying Mailbox Rule to Judicial Filings, Traveling Employer Rulings, and Commission News
October	Workers' Compensation Updates - The Word on the Street
November	What To Do When The Claimant Will Not Comply With A Course Of Medical Care; Practice Pointer - Section 12 IMEs
December	Supreme Court Puts Brakes On Traveling Employee Doctrine Expansion

2012

February	AMA Guidelines
March	Open Settlement Contracts
April	Third Party Issues
June	The Defense of Stress Claims
August	Pro Se Settlement Contracts
September	AMA Guidelines Update
November	Workers' Compensation Fraud
December	Voluntary Recreational Activities: What Employers Need To Know

2011

January	TTD Liability and Mass Layoffs
February	Carpal Tunnel Claims & Repetitive Trauma
March	Recent Commission News; Recent Cases - Increased Risk; Collateral Source
April	Post Arbitration Issues - Section 8(a), 8(f), 19(h)
June	Recent Cases - Falls; Multiple body part Injuries; Referrals; AWW; Section 8(j) Credits; Liens; Economic Lay-offs
July	Workers' Compensation Fraud in Your Claim
September	Utilization Reviews
October	Commission News; Arbitration Realignment; Interstate Scaffolding Redux
November	Amended Section 8.2 - Accidents
December	Reviewing Workers' Compensation Claims

2010

January	Slip and Fall Cases
March	Interstate Scaffolding
April	Refusal to Cooperate or Undergo Medical Procedures
May	Repetitive Trauma Claims
June	Penalties and Attorneys' Fees
July	Recent Workers' Compensation Statistics
September	Section 8(d)(1) Wage Differentials
October	Workers' Compensation Fraud Since 2005; Medicare Liens; Recent Cases - Employee
November	SCHIP Reporting; AWW Calculations
December	Appeal Bonds

2009

January	Practice Pointers & TTD Benefits
March	Appellate Practice
April	Social Security Disability and Workers' Compensation Claims
May	Settlement Contracts
June	Employment Law Issues
July	Medicare Set Asides
August	Recent Cases - PPD/PTD for Same Accident; Arising Out Of
October	Personal Comfort Doctrine
November	Rehabilitation and Maintenance Awards
December	Intoxication Defense