Occupational skin diseases are one of the most common occupational diseases. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health estimates that in the United States more than 13 million workers' are potentially exposed to chemicals that can be absorbed through their skin. In 2015, the last year for which data is available, over 15% [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Jon Rehm, from Rehm, Bennett & Moore. The collapse of the Interstate Highway-35W bridge over the Mississippi River killed 13 people and highlighted the safety hazards related to poor infrastructure. But most drivers face a less dramatic, but no less dangerous, hazard: Potholes. According to www.pothole.info, nearly 1/3 [...]
Budget Bill Proposes Eliminating Court Reporters Today's post comes from guest author Charlie Domer, from The Domer Law Firm. Wisconsin's Governor recently proposed significant changes to Wisconsin's best-in-nation workers' compensation system. For the second budget cycle in a row, the Governor's Budget Bill wants to drastically change the structure of workers' compensation cases. [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Catherine Stanton, from Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano. I recently saw a quote that said “we are all just a car crash, a diagnosis, an unexpected phone call, a newfound love, or a broken heart away from becoming a completely different person. How beautifully fragile are [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Kit Case, from Causey Wright. On Dec. 23, on the Upper East Side of New York City, yet another construction worker died. His name has not yet been released, but he was the 31st to die on the job in the city in the past two years. He [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Jon Rehm, from Rehm, Bennett & Moore. The repeal of the Affordable Care Act (President Barack Obama’s health care law) is a real possibility in the Trump administration. It will be difficult to know how a repeal would affect workers'’ compensation without having an idea about what alternative [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Kit Case, from Causey Law Firm.Note: A quick Google search led me to Glassdoor's page covering Dollar Tree stores. Many photos, mostly posted by managers and bemoaning their impossible working conditions, clearly show that the problem identified in Washington is widespread. The caption for the above photo reads "3,000 [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Jon Rehm, from Rehm, Bennett & Moore. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) cases are largely decided by administrative law judges (ALJs). A decision questioning the role of ALJs in another area of the law could cause some major complications for SSDI applicants and SSDI beneficiaries. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court [...]
Nurse case managers can be useful for employers and injured workers'. Rehabilitative services are frequently used in accepted workers'’ compensation cases to help document the medical treatment plan. The term “rehabilitative services” falls under the “Medical Compensation” definition of North Carolina General Statute § 97-2(19). It is also defined under the Rehabilitation Professional Rules [...]
The dangers of distracted driving prompted OSHA to launch a Distracted Driving Initiative in 2010. The initiative’s primary focus has been to encourage employers to prohibit their employees from texting while driving for work. One in ten traffic-related fatalities involved distraction in 2015 (the most recent year for statistics) according to the U.S. Department [...]
