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The Need For Better Medical Evidence In Va Disability Compensation Cases And The Argument For More Medical-Legal Partnerships, Stacey-Rae Simcox
The Need For Better Medical Evidence In Va Disability Compensation Cases And The Argument For More Medical-Legal Partnerships, Stacey-Rae Simcox
South Carolina Law Review
No abstract provided.
Workers' Compensation: Necessary Changes In Favor Of The Injured Worker
Workers' Compensation: Necessary Changes In Favor Of The Injured Worker
Nova Law Review
Florida's workers' compensation is intended to provide a "reasonable alternative to tort litigation" by providing medical and wage- loss benefits to injured workers.
Hedonic Damages, Hedonic Adaptation, And Disability, Samuel R. Bagenstos, Margo Schlanger
Hedonic Damages, Hedonic Adaptation, And Disability, Samuel R. Bagenstos, Margo Schlanger
Articles
A number of states recognize hedonic damages as a separate category of recovery in tort and tort-like actions. Others consider lost enjoyment of life as an aspect of what are sometimes termed "disability" damages-damages for physical or mental impairment. Many other states permit juries to take account of lost enjoyment of life in setting compensation for pain and suffering or other forms of general damages. In all these jurisdictions, disability has loomed large. And the (explicit or implicit) view of disability is often one of tragic dependency and helplessness. As we show in Part I below, lawyers seeking hedonic damages …
The Interaction Of The Ada, The Fmla, And Workers' Compensation: Why Can't We Be Friends?, S. Elizabeth Malloy
The Interaction Of The Ada, The Fmla, And Workers' Compensation: Why Can't We Be Friends?, S. Elizabeth Malloy
Faculty Articles and Other Publications
This Article addresses some of the issues that arise when an employee injured at work qualifies for leave under the ADA, the FMLA and workers' compensation statutes. Part II of the Article provides a brief overview of these
three statutory schemes, focusing on the provisions, which define employee and employer qualification and the rights and responsibilities surrounding leave due to a work-related injury. Part III examines how the courts have resolved some of the overlapping and conflicting provisions contained in these statutes. This section particularly focuses on how the courts address employer obligations under all three statutes when an employee …
Compensation For Loss Of Earning Capacity, Robert R. Wright
Compensation For Loss Of Earning Capacity, Robert R. Wright
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.