Intoxication, Work, And Workers’ Compensation Don’t Mix
Today’s post comes from guest author Paul J. McAndrew, Jr. from Paul McAndrew Law Firm. Most of us know that, for both professional reasons and in the interest of safety, remaining sober while on the...
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Does the Media Comprehend the Tragedy of Mass Worker Death?
Shadows on the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Memorial Today's post comes from guest author Jay Causey from Causey Law Firm.On March 25, 1911 a fire broke out at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory in...
View ArticleStructured Settlement Glossary of Common Terms and Phrases
Content Sponsored By Ringler Associates Employers and workers’ compensation claim adjusters sometimes shy away from structured settlements because they don’t understand the vocabulary of the...
View ArticleNew Social Security Rules Make It Harder To Present Your Case
Today’s post comes from guest author Ryan Benharris from Deborah G. Kohl Law Offices. In December, 2010, the Social Security Administration (SSA) implemented a set of rules put in place to enable more...
View ArticleEPA Fines Arizona School Districts for Asbestos Violation
Today’s post comes from guest author Jon Gelman from Jon Gelman, LLC – Attorney at Law. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined six Arizona school districts a combined total of $94,575 for...
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Maine Sawmill Faces $79,310 in Fines
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited NC Hunt Inc. for three repeat violations and seven serious violations of workplace safety standards. The...
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Personal Injury Protection (PIP) being kept busy by new regulations
As we know, the Personal Injury Protection (PIP) laws in the state of Florida have undergone a radical transformation in the past year. The new law is both cumbersome and confusing. Pundits and...
View ArticleNY Company Fined for Noise Violations in the Workplace
Posted in workers compensationworkplace safetyRecently, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced that a Queens metal products manufacturer was cited and fined more than...
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Providing An Accurate Medical History
Providing an accurate medical history is essential when receiving treatment under Florida's workers' compensation system. Your work comp insurance company will look to the history you provide when...
View ArticleUnremorseful Sexual Harasser was Fired for Cause: Court Reproves Arbitrator
An unremorseful mail room clerk’s sexual harassment and grabbing of a contract worker was just cause for dismissal, the Ontario Divisional Court has held, overturning and criticizing an arbitrator’s...
View ArticleBack to the Future
Robert L. Jones, Lessons from a Lost Constitution, 27 J.L. & Pol. 459 (2012), available at SSRN.Sergio J. CamposIan Ayres and Joe Bankman begin one of their articles with a Dilbert cartoon...
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TX Innovates With Specialty Networks
Some may dispute this, but Texas continues to be a leading innovator in workers' compensation concepts, and not just because it is the home of non-subscription.Prior to September 1, 2005, before the...
View ArticleBritish Firm Sentenced; Worker Dies From Electric Shock
The loss of life while on the job has cost one British firm a sizable fine following a court appearance. According to information from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the national lift and...
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Rising Heat Increasing South Carolina Work Injury Risks
We're seeing temps hit the 90s and workers are exposed to more rigorous work conditions as summer enters full swing. The truth of the matter is that heat illness can be deadly and it's a condition that...
View ArticleOklahoma City Child Injured in Fall from Balcony
A young child was hospitalized in critical condition Wednesday after a fall from the third-floor balcony of a west Oklahoma City apartment complex. Media reports list the boy’s age as 3 or 4....
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OSHA Reprimands Wolf Creek Power Plant for Firing Whistleblower
An investigation by the Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) found that a contractor at the Wolf Creek Generating Station wrongfully fired an engineer who reported...
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Are these medical questions illegal, or not? Test your knowledge!
How much do you really know about the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act? Here's a quick quiz: Which of the following is an unlawful request for "genetic information"? "Our company requires a...
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Minneapolis Agrees to Pay $3 Million for Police Misconduct
Police brutality lawyers at Pintas & Mullins report that the Minneapolis City Council recently approved a $3 million settlement with the family of a man that died in an incident with the city's...
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NLRB Finds Discussions With Employees of Another Employer Can Constitute...
As we discussed with participants in our recent Labor and Employment Law Seminar, despite recent setbacks, the National Labor Relations Board continues to issue decisions that are concerning for...
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National Safe Boating Week : May 18-24, 2013
The National Safe Boating Council (NSBC) runs the North American Safe Boating Campaign each year. In advance of the kick off to summer, the week leading up to Memorial Day Weekend (May 18-24, 2013) is...
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