Connecticut’s workers’ compensation law does not currently cover mental injuries which do not stem from a physical injury. Today’s post comes from guest author Tom Domer from The Domer Law Firm.Following the Connecticut school shootings, unions representing police and firefighters and school employees have held discussions about laws to expand situations under which worker’s comp [...]
Riddell-The Official Helmet of the NFL Today's post comes from guest author Jon Gelman from Jon Gelman, LLC - Attorney at Law.Recently there have been many discussions and lawsuits about NFL player safety arising out of serious brain concussions from football. In a ironic turn, a company who manufatures football safety gear has itself been [...]
The SSA has programs to help disabled people rejoin the workforce. Today’s post comes from guest author Barbara Tilker from Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano.As I discussed in a previous post, you don’t have to be on Social Security Disability (SSD) forever. Many people find that their medical conditions improve and they want [...]
We provide a questionnaire for you to fill out before our first meeting Today’s post comes from guest author Nathan Reckman from Paul McAndrew Law Firm.Most injured workers’ seeking an attorney’s help on their workers’’ compensation claim have never hired an attorney before. This post gives a brief overview of how you can prepare for [...]
Today’s post comes from guest author Roger Moore from Rehm, Bennett & Moore.Recently, the Wall Street Journal reported that the Social Security Administration (SSA), frustrated by the backlog of applications for disability benefits, started pressuring the 140 doctors the agency uses to help evaluate some of the claims. In an effort to encourage the quick [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Kit Case from Causey Law Firm.A Press Release by the National Academy of Social Insurance WASHINGTON, DC - Workers' compensation benefits declined to $57.5 billion in 2010 according to a report released today by the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI). The drop in workers' compensation benefits was [...]
During cancer research in 1986 an accident created the first man-made nanoparticle, an incredibly small particle which can absorb radiant energy and theoretically destroy a tumor. One type of nanoparticle is 20 times stronger than steel and is found in over 1,300 consumer products, including laptops, cell phones, plastic bottles, shampoos, sunscreens, acne treatment lotions [...]
Today’s post comes from guest author Jon Gelman from Jon Gelman, LLC – Attorney at Law.Statistics regarding the reporting of accidents have historically been challenged for accuracy as employees have been fearful about reporting events, and employers have been reluctant for numerous reasons, including the potential of increased insurance costs. Now OSHA has taken a [...]
Today’s post comes from guest author Matthew Funk from Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano.QUESTION: I TOLD MY SUPERVISOR ABOUT THE ACCIDENT BUT I DID NOT SUBMIT AN ACCIDENT REPORT. AM I GOOD TO GO WITH THE VERBAL NOTICE? ANSWER: ALWAYS REPORT AN INJURY IN WRITING Joe was working a construction job when Mike [...]
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 ambassador to Germany. Dodd’s political and diplomatic skills are minimal, but he accurately reports back to the state department what is happening and he [...]