What Is A Form 62 in North Carolina Workers’ Compensation?
North Carolina Industrial Commission (NCIC) Form 62 is the Notice of Reinstatement or Modification of Compensation. If under any circumstances the payment of total or partial disability benefits have...
View ArticleLawyers Beware: Getting Greedy Can Ruin Your Whole Case
The strategy behind what to do at trial with regard to jury instructions and making a verdict form is always a tough call. It is far more difficult than a lay person, or even a transactional attorney,...
View ArticleCrane Safety in Massachusetts
Construction accidents in Massachusetts and elsewhere are, unfortunately, all too common. They are all the more tragic because so many of them are preventable. Recently, the U.S. Department of Labor’s...
View ArticleOlder Injured Workers and Iowa Workers' Compensation Law
Today I am going to talk about some special legal issues that come up in cases where an older worker is hurt on the job. The first issue is the effect that the age of an injured worker has in assessing...
View ArticleServing Alcohol at Your Holiday Party
We here at the McNees Wallace & Nurick Labor and Employment Law Group have been busy preparing for the holiday season. Just last week we were able to celebrate with family and friends at our annual...
View ArticleFlorida New Case Filings Continue To Go South
FL New Case Filings Decrease Florida has again issued a through and expansive report concerning its workers' compensation system. A model for transparency, the report reflects a continued decline in...
View ArticleWorker Killed In East Boston Industrial Accident
A man was killed when a 12,000-pound steel beam fell on him at an East Boston industrial plant on Monday. According preliminary reports, the man was trapped underneath an arch-shaped beam, however no...
View ArticleDiscrimination in the Workforce: Worker Receives $250K for Discrimination...
Discrimination is the workforce is taken seriously by law and by Illinois attorneys. In October of this year, a $250,000 settlement was reached for a police officer who claimed that he had been...
View ArticleIncrease in miscarriages coincided with high levels of lead in D.C. water,...
The study findings, which are scheduled to be published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, do not prove that the city’s lead crisis caused fetal deaths or miscarriages. But the...
View ArticleDeath of Apple factory workers highlight safety, underage issues
The recent deaths of a 15-year-old and three other workers at an iPhone plant in Shanghai highlight the challenges that Apple Inc. and its suppliers face to maintain worker safety and keep underage...
View ArticleInternational Conference on Monitoring and Surveillance of Asbestos-Related...
Today's post was shared by Linda Reinstein and comes from www.ttl.fi We are pleased to invite you to the International Helsinki Asbestos 2014 Conference held 11–13 February 2014, at Hanasaari Cultural...
View ArticlePetition Aims to Build First Federally Funded Mesothelioma Program
Helping asbestos victims may become a Federal effort. Today's post was shared by Linda Reinstein and comes from www.asbestos.com West Lost Angeles Medical Center As the youngest person to become chief...
View ArticleEPA Provides Updated Guidance to Schools on PCB-containing Lighting Fixtures
Today's post was shared by US EPA News and comes from yosemite.epa.gov Release Date: 12/12/2013Contact Information: John Martin, (212) 637-3662, martin.johnj@epa.gov(New York, N.Y.) The U.S....
View ArticleSimple Solutions for Home Building Workers
Today's post was shared by Safe Healthy Workers and comes from www.cdc.gov June 2013DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2013-111cover of 2013-111Home building is physically demanding work and manual...
View ArticleThe New Push for Paid Family Leave
Today's post was shared by Steven Greenhouse and comes from prospect.org Today, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Representative Rosa DeLauro introduced the FAMILY Act, a bill that would grant every...
View ArticleThe Minimum Wage Ain’t What It Used to Be
Today's post was shared by Steven Greenhouse and comes from mobile.nytimes.com David Neumark is professor of economics and director of the Center for Economics and Public Policy at the University of...
View ArticleCarbon Monoxide Safety Facts and Tips – How to prevent poisoning from a gas...
Today's post was shared by US Dept. of Labor and comes from www.nsc.org NSC HOME > News & Resources > Resources > Carbon Monoxide Carbon MonoxideCarbon Monoxide Safety Facts and...
View ArticleBaseball Plans to Ban Collisions at Home Plate
Today's post was shared by Steven Greenhouse and comes from www.nytimes.com LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Bruce Bochy spent his first career in baseball as a catcher, his second as a manager. He has...
View ArticleChain Saw Safety
Today's post was shared by Safe Healthy Workers and comes from www.osha.gov OSHA Quick CardChain Saw SafetyOperating a chain saw is inherently hazardous. Potential injuries can be minimized by using...
View ArticleWhat’s So Special About Information Security
Andrea M. Matwyshyn, The Law of the Zebra, 28 Berkeley Tech. L.J. 155 (2013).Michael MadisonA debate continues to brew about the proper interpretation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), the...
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