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 ARTICLESTX Court Rejects Death Benefits Claim Under “Coming and Going” Analysis
TX Court Rejects Death Benefits Claim Under “Coming and Going” Analysis TX Court Rejects Death Benefits Claim Under “Coming and Going” Analysis
June 29, 2026
North Dakota Subrogation: Having Cake and Eating it Too
ND Supreme Court Holds Judicial Estoppel is No Bar to WSI's Subrogation Interest The Supreme Court of North Dakota has affirmed a subrogation order requiring a workers’ compensation claimant to...
North Dakota Subrogation: Having Cake and Eating it Too North Dakota Subrogation: Having Cake and Eating it Too
June 25, 2026
Ohio’s Death Benefits Statute Limits Dependent Adult Child to $3,000 After Father’s Work-Related Killing
Supreme Court Holds “Prospective Dependent” Award Forecloses Weekly-Benefit Analysis Under R.C. 4123.59(D) Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Ohio vacated a lower court’s writ of mandamus and held that once the...
Ohio’s Death Benefits Statute Limits Dependent Adult Child to $3,000 After Father’s Work-Related Killing Ohio’s Death Benefits Statute Limits Dependent Adult Child to $3,000 After Father’s Work-Related Killing
June 23, 2026
GA: “Prominent” Posting of MD List Requires More Than Accessibility
Court Reverses Where Employer’s Physician List Was Taped Inside a Locked Tool Box Lid The Court of Appeals of Georgia reversed a superior court order affirming denial of a workers’...
GA: “Prominent” Posting of MD List Requires More Than Accessibility GA: “Prominent” Posting of MD List Requires More Than Accessibility
June 22, 2026
PA Supreme Court Narrows Workers’ Comp Anti-Referral Provision
Physician-Owned Pharmacy Entitled to Reimbursement Despite Self-Referral The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently reversed the state’s Commonwealth Court and held that the Workers’ Compensation Act's Anti-Referral Provision does not bar payment...
PA Supreme Court Narrows Workers’ Comp Anti-Referral Provision PA Supreme Court Narrows Workers’ Comp Anti-Referral Provision
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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- 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;
