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Roadside Workplace Injury Prevention Necessary During Spring Construction Season
In some parts of the country, there is an old joke that says there are only two seasons: winter and roadwork. While this joke doesn't quite ring as true in the Carolinas, amid relatively mild winters,...
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Employer Fined $185,000 for Exposing Employees to Toxic Substances and Other...
Even products that are fit for human consumption are made with chemicals, that are used in the manufacturing process with greater concentration, are health hazards. A company in NJ failed to protect...
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Pennsylvania Employers Could See Decrease in Workers' Comp Rates
The Pennsylvania Department of Insurance announced some good news this week for PA employers: a reduction in the workers' compensation rate. According to a press release from the Department of...
View ArticleBirth Injury Lawsuit Filed Over Child’s Cerebral Palsy
A lawsuit has been filed by a woman who alleges that her child’s cerebral palsy was caused by birth injuries the child sustained during delivery. The woman claims that her daughter’s birth was...
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OSHA Needs To Be Strengthened
If workplaces were safer then there would be no reason to a workers' compensation program at all. OSHA, The Occupational Safety and Head Health Administration (OSHA), does just that, but its...
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Google Honors Cesar Chavez
Today Google is honoring Cesar Chavez. In recognition of Cesar Chavez Day the logo of Google displays his photo. Cesar Chavez Day is an official state holiday in the U.S. states of California,...
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Suspended Benefits for a Non-industrial Medical Condition
Some injured workers are delivered a low blow by their adjuster when their treating surgeon for their Nevada work comp injury finds that they first take care of a unrelated medical problem before...
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Minnesota Workers Compensation Injuries Can Result in Chronic Pain, RSD, and...
When I began assisting injured workers over 20 years ago at the start of my career, I had never heard of the terms complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS). Sure we encountered clients with unusual pain...
View ArticleBargaining with the Soul at Stake: Early Modern Catholic Scholastics and...
Wim Decock, Theologians and Contract Law: The Moral Transformation of the Ius Commune (ca. 1500-1650) (Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff, 2012).Richard RossDecock’s judicious and insightful book participates in...
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Repackagers Win FL Case, Or Do They?
The Florida 1st Court of Appeals (which handles all workers' compensation appeals in the state) concluded that a drug repackager, that had an assignment of receivables from physicians it contracted...
View ArticleOfficial Disabilities Guidelines Now Covers Diabetes
Posted in doctorsToday’s post comes from guest author Paul J. McAndrew, Jr. from Paul McAndrew Law Firm in Iowa. Formal treatment guidelines under the Official Disabilities Guidelines (ODG) are an...
View ArticleUrge Legislators to REJECT Pending Workers’ Comp “Reforms”
Posted in UncategorizedThe Washington State Labor Council posted the following in their Legislative Update newsletter on March 29, 2013. We couldn’t have said it better ourselves. Please contact your...
View ArticleInjuries Arising Out of Employment – Is the Concept Shrinking?
Today’s post comes from guest author Tom Domer from The Domer Law Firm. A headline article noted the following: “Virginia Court: Waiter’s choking on quesadilla did not arise out of employment.” The...
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Diesel Fumes and Lung Cancer
Diesel Fumes Cause Lung Cancer Today's post comes from guest author Leonard Jernigan from The Jernigan Law Firm. Lung cancer is the leading cause of death for men and women in the United States. It’s...
View ArticleSenior Partner Catherine Stanton To Be Honored At “Light Of Hope” Luncheon
Posted in Firm NewsSenior Partner Catherine Stanton On Wednesday, April 10th at the Crest Hollow Clountry Club in Woodbury, New York, Senior Partner Catherine Stanton will be honored by The Education...
View ArticleCould Hitler Have Been Stopped?
Erik Larson’s bestseller, In the Garden of Beasts, begins in June of 1933 when Franklin Roosevelt appoints William E. Dodd, a 64-year-old history professor at the University of Chicago, to become...
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Unemployment Compensation Basics
by Quatrini Rafferty attorney James A. HorchakThe unemployment compensation (UC) system is designed to provide a short-term "safety net" of benefits which provide income when you lose your job through...
View ArticleOSHA: San Francisco VAMC Had Unsafe Work Conditions
OSHA recently issued a notice of unsafe and unhealthful working conditions to the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, this after wrapping up its investigation into the death of Richard Din,...
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Frozen Snacks Recalled after Reports of E.coli Poisoning
Contaminated food lawyers at Pintas & Mullins report of a recent recall due to E. coli contamination, which is affecting frozen mini pizzas, quesadillas, and Philly cheese stakes made by Rich...
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