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Marijuana use has become a grey area with varying state legalization colliding with a still federally-illegal tag. Additional job protections for medical marijuana use only further complicate policies, especially for employees working in safety-sensitive positions. […]

My old friend Horace Middlemier called recently. He was ranting about the judiciary and our failings. Horace keeps me from the malice and malaise of Black Robe Disease, and I thank him for it. See Honest Critics […]

It is possible that one might have overlooked it, but last November there was a quadruple homicide out in a sedate small town in Idaho. As police looked into what is a rare occurrence (homicide) […]

Its that time again, when I throw caution (and good sense) to the wind, polish up the crystal ball and guess reveal what big things will happen in worker’s comp this year. Off the diving board, and […]

In another age, Genesis brought us No Reply at all (Atlantic 1981). The Lyrics include: "… I get the feelin' you're tryin' to tell me, Is there somethin' that I should know? What excuse are you tryin' […]

There is a circle of stones in England, Stonehenge, that was constructed about 5,000 years ago. The pyramids in Egypt are similarly ancient. Around the time of Christ, someone constructed diagrams in the ground south […]

Proving I never learn, we return to score how I did on my 2022 predictions for workers’ comp… a sneak peek inside Health Strategy Associates’ intergalactic HQ as the analytical team finalizes its prediction algorithm today […]

The NJ Appellate Court reversed and remanded a claim where the Judge of Compensation awarded a counsel fee to the claimant’s attorney $123,415. The reviewing tribunal deemed the fees based on a permanency award, a […]