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21 Financial Events and Trends During 2021

Money Talk

Income and Jobs- An unprecedented 1 in 4 American workers quit jobs in 2021 as people re-evaluated work requirements, personal values, career options, and work-life balance. Fraud- Top fraud categories reported by the Federal Trade Commission in a 2021 report were imposter, online, and internet services scams.

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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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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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Workgroup Report on Civil Cases

Florida Workers' Comp

Notably, in the workers' compensation practice, communication among judges regarding such calendar conflicts is commonplace, but less so when the conflict is court-related. In a word, mandatory mediation has been famously beneficial to Florida workers' compensation. The early 1990s were tough in Florida workers' compensation.

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The Florida OJCC Today

Florida Workers' Comp

The 2022-23 Florida OJCC Annual Report is likely the most introspective annual review in the world of workers' compensation adjudication. Florida has indeed witnessed much evolution and progress in the 88 years since workers’ compensation came to Florida. The additions of Sarasota, Port St.

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Workers’ Compensation Benefits for Occupational Exposure to Cellphone Radiation

Workers' Compensation

Several studies have indicated evidence that the assumptions underlying the FCC and the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection [ICNIRP] concerning exposure limits are invalid and are harmful to humans. International Commission on the Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields (ICBE-EMF). 4th 1012 (4th Cir.

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Ohio Court Affirms Finding that Furnace Worker’s COVID-19 Was Not Compensable

The Workcomp Writer

Yeager sought workers’ compensation benefits related to his alleged exposure to COVID-19 at work. In September 2020, a Staff Hearing Officer allowed Yeager the right to benefits under Ohio’s Workers’ Compensation Fund, finding that Yeager had “COVID-19 Infection Exposure” while working as a furnace operator for the employer.

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