Haze of confusion

The spread of marijuana legalization continues apace. More than 30 states and the District of Columbia now have programs that allow qualifying patients to access medical marijuana products. Another 13 states permit non-intoxicating medical products. Eleven states and D.C. permit recreational marijuana, where adults over the age of 21 can possess and use the drug.

 

Please click on the file name below to view the white paper in PDF format. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the file.

Download marijuanaandemploy_wp_062019.pdf

You can download Adobe Acrobat Reader, free of charge, from the Adobe website (http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html).

Note: Printer fonts may vary by browser and version of Adobe Reader.

Spotlight on: marijuana and employment

Overview

More states are passing legislation permitting medical and/or recreational marijuana use, which raises the inevitable employment-related questions. In this article, we’ll discuss:

Spotlight On: Workers Compensation

What is workers compensation?

Workers compensation insurance provides for the cost of medical care, rehabilitation, and wage replacement for injured workers and death benefits for the dependents of persons killed in work-related accidents. In recent years, it has been the most profitable property/casualty line of business.

Facts + Statistics: Workplace Safety/Workers Comp

Workers Compensation Insurance

Workers compensation insurance provides for the cost of medical care and rehabilitation for injured workers and lost wages and death benefits for the dependents of persons killed in work-related accidents. Workers compensation systems vary from state to state. Workers compensation combined ratios are expressed in two ways. Calendar year results reflect claim payments and changes in reserves for accidents that happened in that year or earlier. Accident year results only include losses from a particular year.