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 [...]
Today’s post comes from guest author Jon Gelman from Jon Gelman, LLC – Attorney at Law.University of Iowa, College of Public health, recently reported the death of a bathtub refinishing technician who died from the inhalation of paint stripper vapors. The apartment manager and first responders reported a strong chemical odor in the second story [...]
Today’s post comes from guest author Charlie Domer from The Domer Law Firm.In many workers’’ compensation cases, Medicare pays medical treatment expenses for an injured worker that may otherwise be the responsibility of the workers’’ compensation insurance carrier. In the past decade, workers’’ compensation practitioners have become well-versed in dealing with Medicare issues and establishing [...]
Lung cancer is the leading cause of death for men and women in the United States. It’s greater than breast and colon cancer in women and greater than prostate, colon, pancreatic and liver cancer in men. If diagnosed early there is a 70-80% survival rate for 5 years, and a low-dose CT scan of the [...]
Today’s post comes from guest author Ryan Benharris from Deborah G. Kohl Law Offices.According to a recent article published in the Palm Beach News Post, approximately one in four workers’ under the age of thirty will become disabled before reaching their full retirement age of 67. What many workers’ do not realize is that Social [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Barbara Tilker from Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano.If you get a denial notice from Social Security after filing your application for benefits on your own, don’t be surprised. Most people are turned down the first time they apply for benefits. Social Security recently released a study showing [...]
Many workers' no longer have paid sick days. Today's post comes from guest author Rod Rehm from Rehm, Bennett & Moore.Health Care Is Just The Beginning At a time when a flu epidemic is exploding out of control, killing thousands of people, forty-two million Americans have no sick leave. Many of these people are lower [...]
Move IT! Today's post comes from guest author Jon Gelman from Jon Gelman, LLC - Attorney at Law.The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has published a video to enchance trucker safety. The video, Move IT!, Covers rig move safety for truckers in the oil and gas fields. It helps make sense of [...]
Ten Commandments For Disagreeing With Others “Forward Day by Day” is a pamphlet sponsored by the Episcopal Church and the following list, with slight modifications, was taken from the January 30, 2013 edition. These commandments have universal application. We suggest you try them out the next time you find yourself in a disagreeable situation. (1) [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Jon Gelman from Jon Gelman, LLC - Attorney at Law.As workers' compensation programs are being diluted by soaring medical costs, The Obama Administration's policy makers are taking a bold new step to focus on promoting wellness and disease-prevention efforts in the workplace. Immediately following the presidential elction last November, [...]