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What's Hot in Workers' Comp 2022?

Florida Workers' Comp

The world of workers' compensation is geographic and diverse. There is no workers' compensation "system," but at least 60 systems across the country. Virgin Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Norther Marianna Islands, the Jones Act, and the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Act all come to mind.

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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.

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Awards and Memories

Florida Workers' Comp

In 2018 Forum Recap and Professionalism (April 2018) ; 2015 Frierson-Colling Professionalism Award (2015), I had the chance to discuss professionalism and The Florida Bar Workers' Compensation Section's efforts to recognize it in their members. Myers who was a legend in Florida workers' compensation before my time. Not so much.

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Departures and Progress

Florida Workers' Comp

Workers' compensation as a community is ever-changing. 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. Singapore: Increase to CPF contributions for senior workers. New Zealand: Holiday Act of 2003 Remediation. Malaysia: Minimum Wages Order 2020.

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Payroll and the financial year that was: wage theft, legislation, and 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. Singapore: Increase to CPF contributions for senior workers. New Zealand: Holiday Act of 2003 Remediation. Malaysia: Minimum Wages Order 2020.

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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.