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NM Court Rules For Workers Comp Payment to Medical Marijuana

Appeals Court in New Mexico Rules Medical Marijuana Should Be Paid By Workers Comp A New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled recently that an employer’s workers comp coverage should go to pay for an injured worker’s medical marijuana. This is, so far, the first appellate court ruling in favor of medical marijuana treatment paid by an insurance company for a work place injury. The injured worker, George Vialpando, was working at Ben’s Automotive Services in Santa Fe in 2000 when he seriously injured his back. His physician testified that … [Read more...]

Detroit Teacher Files Workers Comp Claim After Student Fight

Detroit Teacher Who Broke Up Fight Between Students with Broom Files Workers Comp Claim for Trauma A Detroit public school teacher, who became famous after a video of her breaking up a fight between two students with a broom went viral, has filed a workers comp claim with her employers asserting that she now suffers post-traumatic stress disorder from the incident, rendering her unable to return to work. Tiffani Eaton, 31 years old, filed a workers comp claim on Thursday, July 9th, with the Education Achievement Authority, the group that … [Read more...]

Texas Workers Comp Policy Fails Workers

Texas Workers Comp Policy Does Not Require Workers Comp Coverage, Leading to Numerous Worker Injury Problems Although Texas appears to be a state with a booming industry, especially in construction, the perceived economic growth glosses over a statewide problem with Texas workers comp policy, involving worker injuries and a lack of workers comp. According to a recent report, Texas leads the nation in worker fatalities in 7 of the last 10 years. Worse, when a Texas worker is injured on the job, they face a workers comp industry stymied by … [Read more...]