[fusion_dropcap boxed="no" boxed_radius="" class="" id="" color=""]T[/fusion_dropcap]his is a story in a Canadian magazine, but it is coming out of the American Bar Association Technology show. In Oregon workers compensation cases we don’t do anything very tech oriented. In Social Security cases they do have the technology to have witnesses appear on television by an
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[fusion_dropcap boxed="no" boxed_radius="" class="" id="" color=""]A[/fusion_dropcap]s I indicated earlier, there is a three-part series published by Honolulu Civil Beat, and this is the third. Again, although this is Hawaii, not Oregon, there are many similarities. Our Supreme Court in the mid-80s that the act of signing the Form 801 (Oregon’s initial claim form) waives
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[fusion_dropcap boxed="no" boxed_radius="" class="" id="" color=""]A[/fusion_dropcap]s I said earlier, the Honolulu Civil Beat published a three-story series on workers compensation. The first one involved a look at the general litigation system and the problems that it can cause. The second one is titled This Woman Lost Ten Years Battling a System Where Insurers Call
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[fusion_dropcap boxed="no" boxed_radius="" class="" id="" color=""]T[/fusion_dropcap]he Honolulu Civil Beat has a three-story series on workers’ compensation.This is in Hawaii, and much of the Hawaii law does not track with Oregon law, but many of the problems are the same. I am going to post the three articles separately. Here is the first one, which is
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[fusion_dropcap boxed="no" boxed_radius="" class="" id="" color=""]A[/fusion_dropcap]t Moore & Jensen we primarily practice Workers Compensation, but we also represent disabled Oregonians trying to get Social Security Disability. I represent many people with acute pain that is frequently treated with opiates. Usually, this does not result in any issues. I also represent people with significant chronic pain also
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“[fusion_dropcap boxed="no" boxed_radius="" class="" id="" color=""]W[/fusion_dropcap]orkers’ compensation is a very important field of law, if not the most important. It touches more lives than any other field of law. It involves the payments of huge sums of money. The welfare of human beings, the success of business, and the pocketbooks of consumer are affected
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[fusion_dropcap boxed="no" boxed_radius="" class="" id="" color=""]O[/fusion_dropcap]ne of the success stories for trial lawyers was getting acknowledgment of workers having two jobs and getting time loss paid based on both wages. This means that if you are injured doing a very low wage job, but you are unable to do the higher paying job as
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[fusion_dropcap boxed="no" boxed_radius="" class="" id="" color=""]A[/fusion_dropcap]s this article notes acupuncture has been practiced for thousands of years. For the over 35 years I have been in practice, the Oregon Workers Compensation system has recognized acupuncture as a compensable medical expense. It isn’t for everyone, but I do have clients that have received benefit from
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How to establish a mental stress claim in Oregon [fusion_dropcap boxed="no" boxed_radius="" class="" id="" color=""]N[/fusion_dropcap]ext week, I am going to Nashville, Tennessee, to speak at the American Bar Association’s Workers’ Compensation Section mid-winter meeting. I’ll be on a panel discussing mental stress claims. I think this is as good a time as
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IMPORTANT! Medical Marijuana, Oregon is an at-will employment state! In my practice, I get asked about medical marijuana and interactions with the workplace. I posted about this earlier but felt like it was necessary to post about it again. First, it is important to remember that marijuana is still illegal in all 50 states under
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