We generally are pleased with the economy when it grows and income rises.  Last year was no different.  While income increased on average only a small percentage, our maximum compensation rate, which is tied to the state’s average income, rose with...

The Workers' Compensation Act evolved from what is often called the "Grand Bargain." Injured workers cannot sue their employers for work-related injuries in exchange for a no fault system in which the injured worker does not have to prove negligence...

I am about to begin my thirty-fifth year teaching workers' compensation as an adjunct professor at the USC School of Law. Last month, I received an email from Mike Duff who teaches workers' compensation at the University of Wyoming asking...

In their book, "Getting to YES, Negotiating Agreement without Giving In," Roger Fisher and William Ury discuss alternatives to positional negotiating. It is a must read for all mediators and a strongly suggested read for any attorney who participates in...

On January 20, 2016, the South Carolina Court of Appeals handed down its opinion in Russell v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 2016 WL 231216, and held that claimant is not required to prove a change of condition by objective evidence. Russell...

My rule: blogs should be short and to the point, no more than four paragraphs. I have chastised attorneys in my firm who have created blogs that turned into epistles.  Well, here is their chance to criticize me, because there...