Designed as a comprehensive and practical guide to the intricacies of the Massachusetts Workers' Compensation Act (G.L. Chapter 152) and practice before the Department of Industrial Accidents, Workers' Compensation Practice in Massachusetts assists general practitioners and workers' compensation specialists alike. The book addresses workers' compensation law in detail—covering such topics as the types of employees and injuries subject to the statute and the types of benefits available—and reviews each of the stages in the progression of a workers' compensation proceeding, from initial filing through appeal. The book also discusses a number of important related topics, including settlement procedures and the interaction between workers' compensation law and disability statutes.
Dear Subscriber:
Thank you for updating your reference library with the 2020 supplement to Workers' Compensation Practice in Massachusetts , incorporating the latest developments in Massachusetts workers' compensation law and practice.
The following are among the many issues in workers' compensation practice addressed in this supplement:
We trust you will find Workers' Compensation Practice in Massachusetts a valuable resource, as we at MCLE continue our efforts to bring you the latest solutions to the issues you face in your practice.
Very truly yours,
John M. Lawlor, Esq., MCLE Publications Attorney
Dear Subscriber:
Thank you for updating your reference library with the 2018 supplement to Workers' Compensation Practice in Massachusetts , incorporating the latest developments in Massachusetts workers' compensation law and practice.
The following are among the many issues in workers' compensation practice addressed in this supplement:
We trust you will find Workers' Compensation Practice in Massachusetts a valuable resource, as we at MCLE continue our efforts to bring you the latest solutions to the issues you face in your practice.
Very truly yours,
John M. Lawlor, Esq., MCLE Publications Attorney
Dear Subscriber:
Thank you for updating your reference library with the 2014 edition of Workers' Compensation Practice in Massachusetts , incorporating the latest developments in Massachusetts workers' compensation law and practice.
For this edition, MCLE has added a chapter on psychiatric claims, reviewing the nature of such claims and discussing how they are addressed within the workers' compensation system. The Honorable Dennis M. Maher and the Honorable Fred A. Taub, administrative judges at the Department of Industrial Accidents (DIA), have extensively revised the book's judicial commentary for 2014. And "The View from the Bench at Conference and Hearing," a substantially revised chapter now authored by Judge Taub and the Honorable Michael E. Williams, offers an invaluable judicial perspective on how counsel can most effectively represent their clients in proceedings at the DIA.
Among the many developments in workers' compensation practice that are addressed in this edition are the following:
We trust you will find Workers' Compensation Practice in Massachusetts a valuable resource, as we at MCLE continue our efforts to bring you the latest solutions to the issues you face in your practice.
Very truly yours,
John M. Lawlor, Esq., MCLE Publications Attorney