2023 NEW JUDGES’ BOOT CAMP RECAP

By Kevin Berkowitz Administrative Law Judge Industrial Commission of Arizona     Over a three-day period, new workers’ compensation judges, including myself, gained invaluable insight from the 2023 new judges’ virtual boot camp. Although the 2023 bootcamp was virtual, which decreased the opportunity to meet each other on a more personal basis, the boot camp […]

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Give Kids The World Update

By Suzette Carlisle Flowers, Ph.D. Administrative Law Judge Missouri Division of Workers’ Compensation GKTW Spirit to Serve Committee Member   Help Give Kids The World Village provide a weeklong cost-free vacation to critically ill children and their families by donating online at  Give Kids The World Village | Top-Rated Charity | (gktw.org)  Make an impact.  […]

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What is the Most Common Outcome of a Work Injury?

BY ROBERT WILSON https://www.bobscluttereddesk.com/ Reprinted with permission. What is the most common outcome of a work injury? That is a question that psychologist Dr. Les Kertay likes to pose to audiences when he speaks about workers’ compensation. He did so earlier this week during a presentation before the National Association of Workers’ Compensation Judiciary (NAWCJ), […]

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Ensuring the Reliability of Testimony in Virtual Court Hearings: Virginia’s Use of an Oath Against Undisclosed Assistance During Testimony, and Other Protective Measures

Dana L. Plunkett Deputy Commissioner Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission and Jason Cording Deputy Commissioner Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission The situation is all too familiar to judges.  A witness hesitantly looks at his attorney or someone else before answering a question.  This may reflect the nerves of someone who has never been in a courtroom before.  […]

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2022 Judiciary College Recap

By Administrative Law Judge Stephanie Kinney Kentucky Department of Workers’ Claims   The 13th annual National Workers’ Compensation Judiciary College took place last month in sunny Orlando. Adjudicators from across the country congregated to listen to presentations and mingle with colleagues. To me, in-person gatherings are a welcomed event as we return to a post-Covid […]

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NAWCJ HALL OF FAME HONOREES

BY LUANN HALEY Administrative Law Judge Arizona Industrial Commission     The NAWCJ, at the Judicial College in Orlando, honored eight Judges by inducting the following into the NAWCJ’s Adjudicator Hall of Fame:  Hon. Michael Alvey (KY), Hon. Robert Cohen (FL), Hon. Robert Dietz (FL), posthumous, Hon. Jennifer Hopens (TX), Hon. Abbie Hudgens (TN), Hon. David […]

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Give Kids The World Exceeds Fundraising Goals

By Suzette Carlisle Flowers, NAWCJ Board Member GKTW Spirit to Serve Committee Member   The Beginning In 1986, Give Kids the World (“GKTW”) Village was created as a nonprofit resort in Kissimmee, Florida, located on 89-acres of land.  Since that time, GKTW Village has welcomed more than 176,000 families and their critically ill children to […]

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