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. [...]
The International Nutrition building. Today's post comes from guest author Rod Rehm, from Rehm, Bennett & Moore.I was going to write about a summary from the official OSHA news release and provide a compilation of web resources regarding the Jan. 20 International Nutrition building collapse in Omaha. This is relevant now because the Occupational Safety [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Rod Rehm, from Rehm, Bennett & Moore.Nebraska held a primary election last week. Our television, radio and social media networks were flooded with messages from big-business organizations with little or no connection to our state. Millions of dollars poured in from nameless, faceless donors from other states. Injured workers', [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Rod Rehm, from Rehm, Bennett & Moore.A recent newspaper article about a Nebraska lawyer fighting against imposing OSHA regulations on small businesses and farms that handle grain illustrates an age-old conflict between Worker (human) safety and Business (corporate) profit. The lawyer argued OSHA compliance is too expensive for small [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Brianne Rohner, from Rehm, Bennett & Moore.Before workers'’ compensation was an option in Nebraska, injured workers' could only sue their employers under tort law for damages. While providing complete compensation – i.e., damages such as those for pain and suffering were available – it also required proof of negligence, [...]