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The Dangers of Texting While Driving: A Split Second Makes a Difference
The length of four football fields - that’s how far you would travel at highway speed in the time it takes to read this message. The above message was written on my monthly E-Z Pass statement, and...
View ArticleIWCC Rules Fall at Work Personal in Nature, Not Compensable
The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission issued a ruling denying benefits to an operator who sustained an injury while moving between workstations, because the injury was the result of a risk that...
View ArticleRules or Standards For Intestate Succession?
Susan Gary, The Probate Definition of Family: A Proposal for Guided Discretion in Intestacy, 45 U. Mich. J.L. Reform 787 (2012).Stewart SterkIntestate succession law has traditionally been directed...
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Lawyers, Guns and Money
One of my cycling buddies I was chatting with in the peloton the other day mentioned that he has finally amassed what he deemed a sufficient collection of various firearms.As you likely know, the...
View ArticleEmployer Faces Heavy Fines For Terminating Whistleblower Employee
The importance of workplace safety can never be overstated, especially when it comes to those workers trying to speak out about unsafe conditions. As part of an enterprise wide settlement agreement...
View ArticleCuomo Proposes Worker’s Compensation Financing Plan
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has recently proposed an unusual plan to relieve the debt of some 10,000 state-wide businesses who are members of failed, dissolved or defaulted group insurance trusts so...
View ArticleJuly 4th DUI Checkpoint Refusal Goes Viral
A young man entering a DUI checkpoint on the Fourth of July decided to record the incident to see what would happen if he asserted his rights during the encounter. Chris Kalbaugh, a 21-year-old college...
View ArticleTop Notch Nurse Case Managers Create Best Return on Investment
Medical management is a well-established cost control technique for workers’ compensation. The use of nurse case managers to provide oversight of an injury claim facilities the medical treatment,...
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Preventing Child Bicycle Accidents and Injuries
Bike riding is an excellent way for children to have fun while exercising. Unfortunately, thousands of young cyclists are injured each year in preventable traffic accidents. If your child is old enough...
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Radiation Exposure Claims for Hospital Workers an Issue in North Carolina
Hospital workers face a number of risks, including needle pricks and exposure to infection and disease. Though any worker may be entitled to compensation for an injury that occurs in the workplace,...
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New Changes Under Georgia Workers' Compensation Act
Effective July 1, 2013, the following changes will go into effect under the Georgia Workers' Compensation Act: (1) The maximum Temporary Total Disability rate will increase from $500.00 per week to...
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Victim of Traumatic Brain Injury Awarded $58 Million
Traumatic brain injury lawyers at Pintas & Mullins report on a recent jury verdict out of Los Angeles, awarding the plaintiff $58 million, which is one of the largest amounts ever given to one...
View ArticleGood Career Tips for Older Workers
This short article offers good career tips for older workers (that's everyone over 40) who want to keep their jobs. I would add that, regardless of the industry you're in, be proactive about getting...
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Trucking Company Cited by OSHA after Employee Death
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Plains Trucking LLC for nine safety violations following an employee fatality in March of this year. The...
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Cheerleading Injuries are a Common Cause of Injuries to Minors in Miami and...
According to the experts at the Institute for Sports Medicine at the Ann & Robert Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, a number of serious injuries have resulted from cheerleading across the...
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Tell Your Work Comp Nurse Case Manager to Take a Hike
How would you feel if you were hurt at work, made to wait weeks or months to see a doctor and when you finally get in to see the physician, there is an insurance company representative waiting in the...
View ArticleThe Price is Wrong for Gameshow Contestant Caught Committing Workers' Comp Fraud
According to media spin, in more cases than not employees are out to get over on their bosses and workers' comp insurers in whatever way they can. Mainstream media would have you believe that claimants...
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Applicability of 2% Cap Nullifies Consideration Of Other Interest Arbitration...
As reported by nj.com on July 1, 2013, the State of New Jersey revenue collections out paced Governor Christie’s administrations projections for the sixth consecutive month in May, according to...
View ArticleShip’s Navigator Sentenced to Four Years for Criminal Negligence
A B.C. ship’s navigator has been sentenced to four years after he was convicted of criminal negligence causing death for dereliction of duty leading to his ship colliding with an island. According to...
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Just The Way It Is
Workers' compensation is a statutory creature, created by special interest factions representing various elements of society in a politically negotiated manner for whatever may benefit any particular...
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