Workers' Injury Law & Advocacy Group ®

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* 1. What is your name?

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* 2. In which state do you practice?

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* 3. Looking ahead to next year, what do you anticipate being the biggest issue in workers’ compensation policy in your state in 2018?

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* 4. What significant legislation on workers’ compensation do you anticipate being considered in your state in 2018?

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* 5. What significant court cases regarding workers’ compensation do you expect to be considered in 2018?

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* 6. Are you aware of any constitutional challenges pending in your State that could affect workers’ compensation? If so, what are the laws being challenged?

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* 7. Can you identify any areas of the workers’ compensation statute in your state that are ripe for constitutional challenges? If so, what are those areas?

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* 8. What significant regulatory changes do you expect in 2018?

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* 9. Looking back at 2017, what were the most significant changes in workers’ compensation that occurred in the past year?

Of the following issue areas, please indicate which ones were raised in your state in 2017, and which ones you expect to see develop in 2018.

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* 10. Opt Out- Please choose: 

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* 11. Opioids- Please choose: 

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* 12. RX Formulary-Please choose:

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* 13. Evidence Based Medicine- Please choose: 

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* 14. Dr. RX Repackaging- Please choose: 

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* 15. Medical Treatment Guidelines- Please choose: 

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* 16. Medical and/or Recreational Marijuana- Please choose: 

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* 17. Physician Choice- Please choose: 

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* 18. AMA Guides- Please choose: 

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* 19. Employee Misclassification- Please choose: 

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* 20. Gig Economy/Non-Traditional Workers (i.e. Uber/truck drivers)- Please choose: 

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* 21. Fee Schedules- Please choose: 

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* 22. Union Carve Out- Please choose: 

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* 23. Liberal Construction- Please choose: 

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* 24. Major Contributing Cause- Please choose: 

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* 25. Mental Injury- Please choose: 

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* 26. Occupational Disease- Please choose: 

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* 27. Professional Athletes- Please choose: 

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* 28. Obesity- Please choose: 

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* 29. Immigration Status- Please choose: 

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* 30. Please provide any details about the developments you indicated in questions 9- 29 that you think are important.

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* 31. Is there any other information regarding workers’ compensation in your state or nationwide that you feel WILG should be aware of as it prepares for 2018?

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