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"Looks" discrimination can be a problem even if you're in retail, fashion, or...
Are you in retail, fashion, or marketing, and getting ready to reject a job candidate because he or she doesn't have the "look" you want? You might want to look before you leap. Or before you have to...
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Atlanta Construction Accidents a Risk with Spring Weather
Construction projects often go into full swing during the spring and summer months, which is great news for workers looking to jump on projects and get some work done. However, with more work being...
View ArticleMedical Malpractice Can Cause Jaundice in Newborns
Medical malpractice can result in many types of birth injuries, with one of the most common being complications from hyperbilirubinemia, otherwise known as jaundice. Jaundice is usually treated easily,...
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Kenneth A Bamberger & Diedre K. Mulligan, PIA Requirements and Privacy Decision-Making in US Government Agencies in Privacy Impact Assessment (D. Wright & P. De Hert eds. 2012) available at...
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Revered or Reviled - TN Shifts Burdens
Tennessee is making workers' compensation history.I'm not sure it's going to be history that will be revered, or reviled, however.The Tennessee House of Representatives on Thursday voted 68-24 along...
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Keeping Our Youngest Carolina Workers Safe
Our teeangers are growing up so fast. Many of our kids are entering the work force (or getting ready to with the upcoming summer) and it's important that we're making sure they're safe on the job and...
View ArticleHealth Wonkery and a big Friday roundup of other news notes
Louise Norris posts an excellent edition of health wonkery this week at Colorado Health Insurance Insider: Health Wonks Tackle New Questions in Healthcare Reform. She notes that the range of topics is...
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Steelworker Falls from Duxbury High School Roof
A steelworker was rushed to the hospital after falling twenty feet from the roof decking of the new high school under construction in Duxbury. Chief Kevin Nord stated that the worker was taken to the...
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Fast Food Workers Walk Out Demanding Living-Wages and Union Recognition
Wage and employment lawyers at Pintas & Mullins report of recent walk-outs by fast food workers in New York City. Thousands of these employees are fighting for the right to organize and for a...
View ArticleSafety Violations Get 37-Year Employee Fired for Cause
We don’t often hear of 37-year employees being fired for just cause. An arbitrator has recently upheld the dismissal of a long-service unionized employee for safety violations. The employer was a...
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Social Security Administration Gets New Commissioner
President Barack Obama has appointed Carolyn W. Colvin as the Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. Ms. Colvin was previously the Deputy Commissioner of Social Security, having...
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Temporary Workers May Face Higher Risk of Workplace Accidents in Coral Gables...
According to Sarah Paoletti of the University of Pennsylvania’s Transnational Law Center, seasonal, migrant, and temporary workers are more vulnerable to injuries on the job when compared with...
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Port St. Lucie Workers' Compensation Judge Awards Surgery to Injured Worker
This week a St. Lucie Judge ruled that an injured worker from Vero Beach, Florida was entitled to receive a medically necessary surgical procedure and that his workers' compensation insurance company...
View ArticleWhat is a Proof of Claim in Bankruptcy?
If you are currently in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy, you may receive a copy of a document called a Proof of Claim. This document is important in your Chapter 13 case because it plays a major role in...
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The First 30 Days of Your Nevada Work Comp Claim
The first 30 days of a serious job injury claim are confusing and scary. Here are a few important tips : Keep a copy of the C-4 Claim for Compensation form that you filled out to start the claims...
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Occupational Illnesses Continue to Unnecessarily Kill Workers
A recent Letter to the Editor in the New York Times focuses on the fact that US workers continue to suffer from fatal occupational diseases and illness that are avoidable. Commenting on the feature...
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Amputations Underestimated in Carolina Workplaces
Amputations are some of the most serious and debilitating kinds of injuries one can sustain in the workplace. These types of injuries are not uncommon and can result from a number of activities and...
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Kenneth A Bamberger & Diedre K. Mulligan, PIA Requirements and Privacy Decision-Making in US Government Agencies in Privacy Impact Assessment (D. Wright & P. De Hert eds. 2012) available at...
View ArticleCovering the Bases: Social Security Disability, Medicare and returning to...
Covering the Bases: Social Security Disability, Medicare and returning to work - CapitalGazette.com: Covering The BasesThis blog is not intended as legal advice, nor an offer of legal representation....
View ArticleApply wisely for disability benefits
Apply wisely for disability benefitsThis blog is not intended as legal advice, nor an offer of legal representation. We encourage honest communication regarding Social Security Disability. Please...
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