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

handle is hein.journals/ttip55 and id is 486 raw text is: 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. 467