Current Issues In Workers’ Compensation Law
Analysis and commentary from "seasoned" legal writer, Thomas A. Robinson, J.D., co-author of Larson's Workers' Compensation Law (LexisNexis, 17 vols.)
At least 10 articles each month, providing analysis and commentary regarding important recent cases and workers’ compensation legislation
Plus a special monthly topical “Issue Commentary,” containing multi-jurisdictional analysis and expert commentary
Pre-December 2022 content is freely available to subscribers and non-subscribers alike
Newest Articles
All ARTICLESMaine High Court: Dependency for Death Benefits Locks In at Date of Injury
Maine High Court: Dependency for Death Benefits Locks In at Date of Injury Maine High Court: Dependency for Death Benefits Locks In at Date of Injury
August 07, 2026
MS Clarifies Two Paths to the Presumption of Total Occupational Loss
Food-Plant Worker’s Bilateral Hand Injuries Qualify Without Proof of a Job Search The Mississippi Court of Appeals affirmed a Workers’ Compensation Commission award of permanent total disability benefits to a...
MS Clarifies Two Paths to the Presumption of Total Occupational Loss MS Clarifies Two Paths to the Presumption of Total Occupational Loss
August 04, 2026
Issue Commentary: Alabama’s Scheduled Injury Ceiling and the Cost of a Conclusive Presumption
A Trial Court Found Permanent Total Disability. The Scheduled Injury Statute Said Otherwise. The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals has affirmed a judgment limiting an injured worker to scheduled-member benefits...
Issue Commentary: Alabama’s Scheduled Injury Ceiling and the Cost of a Conclusive Presumption Issue Commentary: Alabama’s Scheduled Injury Ceiling and the Cost of a Conclusive Presumption
July 31, 2026
Ohio Court: Retirement Doesn’t Sever TTD Eligibility When the Claimant Was Already Disabled
Tenth District Distinguishes AutoZone Where Surgery, Not Retirement, Came First The Tenth District Court of Appeals for Franklin County has granted a writ of mandamus ordering the Industrial Commission of...
Ohio Court: Retirement Doesn’t Sever TTD Eligibility When the Claimant Was Already Disabled Ohio Court: Retirement Doesn’t Sever TTD Eligibility When the Claimant Was Already Disabled
July 29, 2026
Texas DWC Can Sanction Chiropractor for Expired License Even Though Another Board Controls the License
Appeals Court Affirms $12,000 Penalty for Licensing Lapse The Texas Court of Appeals for the Fifteenth District affirmed a $12,000 administrative penalty against a chiropractor who continued treating and billing...
Texas DWC Can Sanction Chiropractor for Expired License Even Though Another Board Controls the License Texas DWC Can Sanction Chiropractor for Expired License Even Though Another Board Controls the License
Thomas A. Robinson
Thomas A. Robinson is co-author, of Larson’s Workers’ Compensation Law (17 vols., LexisNexis) and is chair of the Larson’s National Workers’ Compensation Advisory Board. With more than 10 years of private practice, where he focused on workers’ compensation defense work, Mr. Robinson has published more than 1,300 short pieces on workers’ compensation and employment law.
46+
years in the Workers’ Compensation Law
36+
years experience as a legal writer
co-author
of the most prominent legal treatise (Larson’s Workers’ Compensation Law (LexisNexis, 17 vols.)) on the subject
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- growing collection of “Issue Commentaries,” providing extensive coverage of important issues that affect your professional life;
- at least 10 case and/or legislative offerings each month, plus a featured White Papers each month;
- forthcoming Commentary topics include medical marijuana, compensability of PTSD, duty of care owed by IME physicians, classification of “gig” workers, weight gain and other “rash” conduct by injured employees, intentional torts, premises rules related to going and coming accidents;
