An Open Letter to the Press, Business Community and People of North Dakota
The authors of this letter are journalists, columnists, bloggers and content publishers for the workers' compensation industry across the United States. We are a politically and professionally diverse...
View Article16 Things Companies Can Do To Reduce Workers Compensation During Layoffs and...
In 1989 the federal law known as the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act) went into effect. The intent of the WARN Act was to provide employees with time to plan for their...
View ArticleFormer Mass Restaurant Owner Violates Wage and Hour Laws
The former owner of a Woburn, Massachusetts restaurant has been arraigned for allegedly violating the Commonwealth’s wage and hour laws, Attorney General Martha Coakley announced. Lynne A. Howell,...
View ArticleOSHA Files Whistleblower Lawsuit against Colorado Employer
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently filed a lawsuit against the Brighton Medical Clinic in Brighton and its owner, Dr. Luithuk Zimik, on behalf...
View ArticleTwo Studies Question the Accuracy of Medical Histories
In two published studies in the Spine Journal in 2007 and 2008, by Dr. Eugene Carragee of Stanford University, it was shown that injured people do not always report their pre-injury condition to their...
View ArticleBands of the RMS Titanic – A Workers Comp Tragedy
Today, as this is being written, is the 100th anniversary of the sinking of RMS Titanic, an event which was a catalogue of small failures leading to giant consequences. All but forgotten today is one...
View ArticleNew Toolkit for Workplace Health Programs Unveiled by U.S. Chamber of Commerce
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce recently released a new toolkit to help small and medium-sized employers plan, implement, and evaluate workplace health promotion programs. Titled, “Workplace...
View ArticleApple Computer Supplier Gets Audit of Labor Practices
After a thorough, independent investigation found significant issues with working conditions at three factories in China operated by Apple’s major supplier Foxconn, the Fair Labor Association (FLA)...
View ArticleHealth Care Workers in the Netherlands Feel the Pressure of Poor Working...
Six out of 10 workers in The Netherlands within the health care sector report being afraid of not making it to retirement age because of working under growing pressure, according to a recent survey...
View ArticleWhen an Employee Dies
Note: This information is general in nature. Please consult an attorney for laws in your jurisdiction. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), there were 4,547 work...
View ArticleWorkers Compensation, Employment, and Disability Laws
The various aspects of hiring, accommodating, providing modified duty in the case of workers’ compensation and firing an employee with a disability can be tricky. But being informed and communicating...
View ArticleEmployer Involvement in Work Comp Claims Can Not Be Delegated
It is assumed, for the employer, solving persistent problems in work comp is a matter for the broker, agent, carrier or TPA, WC Board or an attorney – but never the employer. In recent decades, the...
View ArticleReminder of a NY Decision on Illegals and Workers Comp
If an employer hires an illegal, does the employer lose the exclusive remedy provision under work comp? A recent decision “New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens v Microtech Contracting Corp (2014...
View ArticleDon’t Hire Your Next Workers Compensation Claim
Much of workers compensation cost containment is related to good information, good systems, and proper planning. When it comes to hiring, it can be staggering to think about the amount of liability a...
View ArticleEmployers, Work Comp, And “Diligent Over-Compliance”
A website recently published a list of fifteen federal and state laws with which most employers must comply. Surprisingly, however, almost nothing has been written about how those laws interact with...
View ArticleIndependent Contractors: Are You an Employee?
In order to limit exposure under a state workers’ compensation act, employers often seek to make new hires “independent contractors.” In forming this type of work relationships, employers are often...
View ArticleReducing Workers’ Compensation Costs Through Baseline Testing
Companies are always seeking innovative ideas to reduce the cost of their workers’ compensation program. One idea that is driving these efforts is the use of baseline testing of prospective employees....
View ArticleDeny Work Comp Claims From Disallowed Unemployment
Can a worker who files a claim for unemployment and loses because of a justifiable dismissal then file for workers comp? Yes. And it happens all the time. The danger for employers is that the existence...
View ArticleHealth Care Workers in the Netherlands Feel the Pressure of Poor Working...
Six out of 10 workers in The Netherlands within the health care sector report being afraid of not making it to retirement age because of working under growing pressure, according to a recent survey...
View ArticleWhen an Employee Dies
Note: This information is general in nature. Please consult an attorney for laws in your jurisdiction. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), there were 4,547 work...
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