Publications by authors named "David B Torrey"

This survey reviews significant statutory developments and appellate court decisions addressing workers' compensation issues for the period from October 2016 through September 2017. Workers' compensation systems are state statutory programs; the direct effect of statutes and precedents outside of their state of origin is limited. Nevertheless, compensation principles and laws have much in common among states and much can be learned from studying how legislatures and courts of other jurisdictions have treated similar issues.

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This survey reviews significant statutory developments and appellate court decisions addressing workers’ compensation issues for the period from October 2015 through September 2016. Workers' compensation systems are state statutory programs, and the direct effect of laws and case precedents outside of their state of origin is limited. Nevertheless, compensation principles and statutes have much in common among states and much can be learned from studying how legislatures and courts of other jurisdictions have treated similar issues.

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This survey reviews significant statutory developments and appellate court decisions addressing workers' compensation issues for the period from October 2014 through September 2015. Workers’ compensation systems are state statutory programs, and the direct effect of laws and case precedents outside of their state of origin is limited. Nevertheless, compensation principles and statutes have much in common among states and much can be learned from studying how legislatures and courts of other jurisdictions have treated similar issues.

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