Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics National Compensation Survey 1991 - 2014 (Credit: Sisi Wei/ProPublica) Today's post comes from guest author Rod Rehm, from Rehm, Bennett & Moore.Business and insurance interests are bombarding state legislatures every day of the week to take workers'’ rights away by complaining how most states’ workers'’ compensation systems are too expensive. [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Catherine Stanton, from Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano.Medical coverage is a topic on everyone’s mind. Obamacare, while controversial, has started a real dialogue in this country regarding health care. Regardless of whether you are in favor of the current law, most Americans want affordable health care for [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Kit Case, from Causey Law Firm. Kettle Falls cedar mill fined more than $150,000 for safety violations in connection with worker injury The Columbia Cedar mill in Kettle Falls has been fined $151,800 for safety violations after a worker was seriously hurt while trying to clear bark from a [...]
Governor Pat McCroryAccording to N.C. Governor Pat McCrory, workers'’ compensation claims cause the state to spend about $150 million per year. He claims that research by CorVel, the state’s administrator for state employee claims, shows that roughly 40% of the workers'’ compensation claims are related to abuse or fraud. When attorneys, professors, and state employee [...]
All of us need to talk honestly about matters that concern us. Talking honestly about end-of-life choices is essential, and Atul Gawande (a surgeon in Boston) makes that clear in his book Being Mortal. Are the desperate surgical procedures and expensive treatments, which usually reduce the quality of life of a terminally ill patient, worth [...]
Today's post was shared by US Labor Department and comes from blog.dol.gov Guadalupe González doesn’t know if she’s going to be able to make it much longer.The East Boston resident used to hold a full time position as a cleaner for Sodexo. Much of her time working was spent on the campus of Lasell College, [...]
Today's post was shared by Gelman on Workplace Injuries and comes from www.northjersey.comBy JOE MALINCONICOPaterson Press Print Paterson Historical Preservation office ATP site PATERSON – Federal authorities last month removed storage drums containing hazardous chemical from the abandoned Allied Textile Printing (ATP) site near the Great Falls, a move that local officials hope will eventually [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Thomas Domer, from The Domer Law Firm.A new study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) indicates trust or mistrust in the work relationship plays a significant role in the outcome of a workers'’ compensation claim. In a recent benchmark study in Iowa by WCRI, almost four out of [...]
In April of 2007 Charles Robison, a worker for Texas-based West Star Transportation, suffered a traumatic brain injury after falling headfirst off an unevenly loaded flatbed trailer. At the time of the accident, West Star had “opted-out” of the Texas workers'’ compensation system and forfeited its protection against negligence law suits by its employees. Mr. [...]
Today's post was shared by US Labor Department and comes from blog.dol.govThere are some days you’ll never forget, and for me, today is one of them. It’s my last day as assistant secretary of labor for disability employment policy, and, as expected, I’m experiencing mixed emotions. While excited about my next adventure, I’m sad to leave [...]