Nanotechnology in the Workplace
Posted in workplace accidentsWorkplace Injuryworkplace safetyToday’s post comes from guest author Leonard Jernigan from The Jernigan Law Firm. During cancer research in 1986 an accident created the...
View ArticleCompensation for Secondary Smoke Inhalation
Today’s post comes from guest author Charlie Domer from The Domer Law Firm. Recent article indicates some public health departments are offering incentives to create smoke-free policies in buildings....
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Do I Need To File A Tax Return On My Workers Compensation?
Today's post comes from guest author Paul J. McAndrew, Jr. from Paul McAndrew Law Firm.If you received workers’ compensation benefits in 2011, you may be wondering if you will need to report this...
View ArticleHow Your Employees Can Help Reduce Your Workers Compensation Costs
How Your Employees Can Help Reduce Your Workers Compensation Costs As productive members of your workforce, employees must participate in your Workers’ Compensation Claims Management Program. An...
View ArticleDiesel 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 ArticleDo I have to be on Social Security Disability Forever?
You aren’t prohibited from returning to work after being on Social Security Disability Today’s post comes from guest author Barbara Tilker from Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano....
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Illinois Police Officer Convicted of Using Excessive Force
Police misconduct lawyers at Pintas & Mullins report that a Dolton, IL officer faces up to ten years in prison after being convicted of using excessive force. Jurors took less than an hour to...
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People Who Helped Me Become a Lawyer
This list is obviously not going to be complete. There are hundreds of family members, friends, employers, co-workers, teachers and others who have made big contributions. I am just going to try to...
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Sailing Rescue: Every Boater MUST Be Prepared Before Going to Sea
Earlier this year, two old friends set out from Port St. Lucie, FL to the Virgin Islands on a sail boat. The two gentlemen are 86 and 71 years old. They had invited another friend who turned them down...
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The Scarlet Letter - Workers' Compensation Style
Privacy, that was thought to be a paramount concern for individuals in workers' compensation, is now going away in Missouri. The Missouri legislature passed legislation that will allow employers to...
View ArticleCausey Law Firm is MOVING!!!
Posted in UncategorizedFourth & Vine Building – in the shadow of the Space Needle! After TWENTY YEARS in our Pioneer Square office, Causey Law Firm is MOVING! The office will be closed on Friday,...
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NCCI: Obamacare Creates Uncertainty for the Workers' Compensation Insurance...
NCCI now predicts uncertainty for workers' compensation insurance in 2014 based upon the implementation of Obamacare. ".....the impact of the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable...
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Problems with Your Vocational Rehab Counselor?
I was just sharing some war stories on line with other claimants attorneys about our experiences with particular vocational rehabilitation counselors. There is no question that some counselors do a...
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Boulders and Making A Life Better
Bolders bring out the best in us, and boulders consequently bring out the best in life - our relationships with others. That was the message that Aron Ralston delivered to an enraptured audience at...
View ArticleIllinois Mother Files Lawsuit Alleging C-Section Errors
An Illinois mother has filed a lawsuit against the University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) and attending physicians after her son suffered birth injuries allegedly as the result of a Caesarean...
View ArticleThe Brave New World of Identification
Margaret Hu, Biometric ID Cybersurveillance, 88 Indiana L.J.__ (forthcoming 2013), available at SSRN.Mary FanThe memory seems almost quaint. While waiting with prosecutors in the hallway between...
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Obamacare Will Be Collecting Workers' Compensation Medical Records
The implementation of Affordable Care Act data collection regulations will include the collection of medical information concerning work related accidents and injuries. The coalition of this...
View ArticleImproper Workplace Safety Training Leads to Tragic Employee Death
Not properly protecting employees while on the job led to one British company receiving a fine, this after a worker died while on a jobsite. According to information from the Health and Safety...
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Four reasons your employment lawyer thinks firing should be a last resort
Last week's post about whether certain employees in the news deserved to be fired, in addition to generating some great comments from readers, got me thinking about firings in general. I don't like to...
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Carolina Fall Accidents, A Workplace Danger Commonly Overlooked
The total dollar cost to victims and families affected by work-related deaths and injuries, to employers, and to the country as a whole is much greater than the cost of workers' compensation insurance...
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