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SC Appellate Court Chides Commission for Summarily Dismissing Appeal

The Workcomp Writer

Here, the commission had failed to articulate how, or even whether, it had used its discretion in coming to its decision to dismiss the appeal. A single commissioner denied Hartford’s motion, and Hartford appealed to the full commission. On June 17, 2019, the commission, without explanation, denied Hartford’s motion to reinstate.

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De Novo, Deference, or Something in Between: The Complex Landscape of Workers’ Compensation Administrative Review

The Workcomp Writer

Personal Observation In 1977, I stood before the North Carolina Industrial Commission as a young workers’ compensation defense attorney, barely a year into practice, challenging a deputy commissioner’s credibility determination. It was my second appearance before the Full Commission, which consisted of three commissioners. Waste Mgmt.,

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Diligence, Efficiency, and Promptness

Florida Workers' Comp

Judges in Florida are subject to a process of discipline that includes the Judicial Qualifications Commission or JQC. Complaints can be lodged there and the Commission is charged with investigation and recommendation. The Commission investigation revealed "dozens of cases and significant delays in rulings and orders."

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UK see largest contraction in Labour Force since the 1980s

Workplace Insight

The final report from the two-year Commission on the Future of Employment Support claims that the UK needs ‘once-in-a-generation reform’ to boost growth and improve living standards in the face of a huge contraction in the country’s labour force.

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21 Financial Events and Trends During 2021

Money Talk

Fraud- Top fraud categories reported by the Federal Trade Commission in a 2021 report were imposter, online, and internet services scams. Average monthly payments in 2021 were $563, $397, and $450, respectively, for new, used, and leased vehicles.

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The Florida OJCC Today

Florida Workers' Comp

For half that time, until the IRC was abolished in 1979 (44 years), the OJCC was within the quasi-regulatory/appellate structure of the two Commissions. From 1979 to 2001 (22 years), it was within the Department of Labor, though there were changes in that department’s status.

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Illinois Employee’s Termination Not Retaliatory Where it Occurred Six Weeks Prior to His Filing Comp Claim

The Workcomp Writer

Eckerty began working for EIF in 2001, and aside from a period during 2004-05, when he managed a golf course, he remained employed there in various roles until July 2018. He injured his back in 2001, a trash compactor fell on his forearm in 2002, and he accidentally splashed bleach on himself in 2010.