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55 Tort Trial & Ins. Prac. L.J. 467 (2020)
Recent Developments in Workers' Compensation and Employers' Liability Law

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RECENT DEV ELOPMENTS IN WORKERS'
COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY LAW

David  B. 7brrey, Lawrence  D. McIntyre,  and  Justin D. Beck






   I.  Statutory and Regulatory Developments ....................................469
   ii. Theory, Principle, Constitutionality  ...........................................473
       A. Pennsylvania: Directive That Sixth Edition of AMA
           Guides Be U sed Not illicit Delegation................................474
       B. Kentucky: Eight Percent Hearing Loss Threshold
          Not  Violative of Equal Protection........................................4I
       C. Florida: Six-Month Limit on Mental Injury Benefits
           Constitutional                                .      77
       D. Florida: Expert Medical Adviser Statute Constitutional......478
       E.  Colorado: Fines on Employer for Uninsured Status
          Unconstitutionally Excessive ...............................................479
       E   Ohio: Prohibition on Injured-Worker Solicitation
          Violative of First Amendm ent ..............................................480
  IiI. Employer-Empiovee  Relationship      .....................481
  IV.  Injuries in Course of Employment and Arising out of
       E m ploym ent................................................................................482
       A. Assaults .................................................................................. 483
       B. 'Ielecommuting and the Arising out of
          Employment   Test .................................................................484
       C. Injury Aggravated by Lack of Medical Ireatment ...............485
       D. Idiopathic Falls Versus Unexplained Falls..............487
   V   Basis, Form, Anout, and Period of Cornpensation...................489
       A.  Ohio: Effect ofVoluntary Job Abandonment on
          D isability Pay mnT ents  .............................................................489
       B.  Compensability of Medical Marijuana in
          New  Hampshire  and Maine .................................................491


David B. Trrey is a Workers' Conpensation judge in Pittshnrgh, PA, and is Adjunct Pro-
frssor of Law, U.iversity of Pittsburgh School of Law (Pitt Law). Lawrence D. Mlcntyre
(Pitt Law 2015) is a Law Clerk to Hon. David N. Wicht, Supreme Court of PennsyIvania.
jastin D. Beck (Pitt Law 2017) is an Associate at Thomas, Thonias &> Majr LI Pitts-
burgh, PA. All opinions are strictly those of the authors.


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