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2010-2011: Two momentous years of consolidation in the HR space

Ahmed's Universe

PARIS My interest and experience in M&A activities in the HR services and technology space go back to Oracle''s long, hostile and headline-grabbing acquisition of PeopleSoft in 2003. For those interested, this episode was the inspiration for some chapters in my book, High-Tech Planet: Secrets of an IT Road Warrior.)

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Virginia Court Construes “Heart Disease” Definition for Firefighters

The Workcomp Writer

The Court of Appeals of Virginia recently affirmed a finding by the state’s Workers’ Compensation Commission that a thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) qualifies as “heart disease” under Va. Background Scott Moore, a firefighter since 2003, was diagnosed with a TAA in September 2021. Moore , 2024 Va. LEXIS 385 (July 9, 2024)].

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Idaho High Court Overturns Prior Decision; Carrier May Not Unilaterally Stop Benefits for Employee’s Failure to Attend IME

The Workcomp Writer

3d 458 (2003) had been wrong. The Court said that only the Commission had the authority to adjudicate medical exam disputes under the statutes. Only the Commission was empowered to order the implementation of the enforcement mechanisms in Idaho Code § 72-434. The employee sought intervention from the Commission.

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Awards and Memories

Florida Workers' Comp

He retired from the firm at the end of 2003 after more than 40 years of service. The following is excerpted from that: After graduating from Duke University Law School in 1962, Al Frierson began the practice of law with the firm of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt in Fort Myers.

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The Eeeeyew AI Says What?

Florida Workers' Comp

There will be many who will never miss the Lightning any more than the old "30-pin" that Apple debuted in 2003 and which the Lightning replaced. According to the Federal Communications Commission , there are fundamental differences in "networks from country to country" and in phone hardware. Each was interesting.

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Departures and Progress

Florida Workers' Comp

As an office, the OJCC was then beginning a new iteration of itself, a growth from its days in Commerce, Labor and Employment Security, and a deeper history of conjunctive co-existence in the old Commissions. By the time Judge Stephens left, in 2003, Judge Smith had departed.

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Payroll in the last 12 months: wage theft, legislation, natural disasters and global crises

Ascender

On March 2020, the Fairwork Commission introduced changes to annualised salaries , affecting over 22 modern awards including the Clerks Private Sector Award 2010. New Zealand: Holiday Act of 2003 Remediation. Statutory and legislative changes have driven policies around payroll in the past year, as the previous years have done.

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