Louis' Blog

As a tribute to Louis van Assen’s lifelong contribution to Workers’ Compensation, we have elected to keep his blogs up on our site for all to read. Please read with renewed appreciation these insights derived from his ongoing commitment to a field in which he believed.


This month I will concentrate on the history of workers’ compensation.  The reason behind this is not an academic approach but to evaluate the status quo of certain basic principles which were advocat …

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Injuries on duty are no laughing matter, the consequences are often serious. However, there are two situations which can be humorous.  The first is the situation where the employee is attempting to co …

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