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PA Child Labor Act Modernizes and Clarifies Work Hour Restrictions for Minors...
With spring upon us and warmer temperatures hopefully just over the horizon, many employers are beginning to recruit high school students for after-school and summer employment. When doing so,...
View ArticleAre You Suffering From Symptoms Of Chronic Stress? Take the Stress Test!
Posted in HealthToday’s guest post is from Kit Case of the Causey Law Firm in Washington State. Signs of Chronic Stress: Cognitive symptoms Memory problems Inability to concentrate Poor judgment...
View ArticleWhy Do Roofers Fall From Roofs? Is it just because of gravity?
Today’s guest post comes from Jon Gelman of New Jersey. Today I received an urgent call from attorney representing a client in New Jersey who fell from a roof. Before she told me the job description of...
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Steelworker Rushed to Hospital After Falling Off Roof at Duxbury, MA High School
A steelworker working at the new Duxbury High School was rushed to the hospital on Wednesday afternoon, after a 20-foot fall from the building's roof. According to emergency officials, two workers fell...
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UnSteady Load Danger: Debris on the Roads.
loaded-car.jpg A truck driver can tell you the dangers of a shifting load and how that can cause, sometimes fatal, auto accidents. Imagine pallets of ball bearings stacked in the back of a semi...
View ArticleITLA Bill Signed Into Law by Illinois Governor
Governor Pat Quinn signed a bill into law that will standardize attorney’s fees in medical malpractice cases. While the new law will allow attorneys to charge up to one-third of the plaintiff’s award,...
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California: Million Dollar Verdict Reinstated in Asbestos Case
Court rules granting a Motion Not Withstanding the Verdict was premature in mesothelioma / asbestos exposure case. "The trial court erred, both procedurally and substantively, by granting judgment...
View ArticleMarks on Markets and Competition
Mark A. Lemley & Mark P. McKenna, Is Pepsi Really a Substitute for Coke? Market Definition in Antitrust and IP, 100 Geo. L.J. 2055 (2012).Shubha GhoshLemley and McKenna’s recent collaboration is...
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OK, the pay gap is mostly bogus -- but what about the rest of it?
My post last week on why the "gender pay gap" is mostly bogus generated a great discussion in the comment box. In the hopes of keeping it going, this week I'd like to talk about some of the...
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Controlling Opioid Roaches
While health care expert and noted blogger Joe Paduda told the audience at the annual California Workers' Compensation Institute's (CWCI) meeting in San Francisco yesterday that opioids are the biggest...
View ArticleWorkplace Health And Safety Report Highlights British Efforts
A pair of reports published recently reveal the British Government is making major inroads in restoring common sense to health and safety and saving businesses millions of pounds and considerable...
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New medical expense bill in the House
There is a new dangerous bill in the House now, Bill 587. The purpose of this bill is to beat down the level of medical expenses an injured party can claim in an injury lawsuit. The bill is being...
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OSHA Proposes $55,660 in fines for Dracut Contractor
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited DeFelice, Inc for alleged willful and serious safety violations at a Nashua, N.H. work site. The contractor...
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March is Brain injury Awareness Month
Pintas & Mullins is a member of the Brain Injury Association of Illinois, and our lawyers have extensive experience handling the unique circumstances surrounding traumatic brain injury cases. Over...
View ArticleAre All MN Businesses Required to Have Work Comp Insurance?
Guest Blog by Andrew Hunstad of Thompson Hall Santi Cerny & Dooley. Prior to its 1983 amendment, the Workers Compensation Act generally favored the injured employee. An injured party’s common-law...
View ArticleBagpiper's Fungus, Cheesewasher's Lung & other obsolete occupational...
Did you ever hear of rose gardener's disease, nun's chastity of fiddler's neck? All apparent names for occupational maladies of yesteryear. Watch this fascinating short video clip charting 10 strange...
View ArticleCook County Settles Stroger Hospital Brain Damage Case
A $20 million payment was approved by Cook County commissioners to the family of a toddler who suffered from damage to his brain after undergoing surgery at Chicago’s Stroger Hospital. The settlement...
View ArticleThe 90-Day Presumption Does Not Apply to a “Part of Body” Dispute
The WCAB has ruled on an issue of concern to many thoughtful claims administrators: does a denial notice need to be sent when an applicant raises a new, disputed part of body in an accepted injury...
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The Going and Coming Rule: Parking Lot Injury Held Not Compensable
A NJ appellate court ruled that an employee who was severely injured in a parking lot as a result of a slip and fall was not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits since the injury occurred “off...
View ArticleNotorious Chicago Eye Doctor Subject of Nearly 50 Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
Dr. Nicholas Caro, a Chicago ophthalmologist who has been sued almost 50 times for medical malpractice, has now been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly taking more than $180,000 from his...
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