Below is a summary of activities of this section from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. While past activity is no guarantee of future activity, it may give a idea of what to expect this year.
Section Stats
Newsletters
Issues: 5
CLE
Live Programs: 5
Discussions
Posts: 16
Legislation
Bills Reviewed: 19
Continuing Legal Education
Section members receive discounts on section-sponsored CLE programs. During the 2020–21 bar year, the Section sponsored or co-sponsored the following programs:
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - Workers’ Compensation Update – Virtual Edition, Part 1 (10/07/2020)
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - Worker’s Compensation Update – Virtual Edition, Part 2 (10/07/2020)
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - Workers’ Compensation and COVID-19 Rebuttable Presumption (10/21/2020)
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - Workers’ Compensation Update – Part 1: Presenting Your Case, Case Law Updates, and Ethical Issues (02/15/2021)
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - Workers’ Compensation Update – Part 2: Injuries, Arbitration, and Medicare Issues (02/15/2021)
ISBA Central Discussions
ISBA Central communities allows section members to pose questions, answer questions, and share information with fellow section members. Members of the section get free access to the section’s community. Joining any section also grants you access to the Transactional and Litigation communities. Below are the total number of discussion posts during the 2020–21 bar year.
Workers’ Compensation Law
- Community members: 691
- Total discussion posts: 16
Transactional
- Community members: 25,879
- Total discussion posts: 958
Litigation
- Community members: 25,867
- Total discussion posts: 1,739
Legislation
The Section Council reviewed 19 bills that may affect their members’ practice area. Highlights of the most recent legislative session include:
- House Bill 3662 provides that a contagious staph infection, including MRSA, is rebuttably presumed to arise out of and in the course of employment for firefighters and emergency medical technicians.
- Senate Bill 2041 establishes standards for cannabis impairment sufficient to bar compensation for injuries to employees who are intoxicated.
- Senate Bill 2234 authorizes the recording of an employee's medical examination with the consent of the employee and the physician to be used as evidence.