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How the Age Discrimination in Employment Act Protects Older Employees

HR Digest

Exploring the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and its implications, this article delves into the historical context, key provisions, significant amendments, and the pivotal role of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in enforcing the act.

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NC Court: Settlement Agreement Does Not Bar Later Claim for New Injury to Same Body Part

The Workcomp Writer

3, 2024), the North Carolina Court of Appeals held that a 2014 settlement agreement resolving a workers 2009 shoulder injury did not bar his claim for a 2020 injury to the same shoulder when the later incident constituted a new, separately compensable injury. LEXIS 958 (Dec.

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Working Weekends—Greece Approves a Six-Day Workweek

HR Digest

Workers with full-time jobs can work with an additional part-time employer for five hours a day apart from their existing eight-hour commitment to their primary employer. According to Reuters , the Greek economy is forecasted to grow 3 percent this year, which will put it closer to the pre-crisis size of 2009.

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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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Employment and Labor Law in Australia

Global People Strategist

The country has strict employment and labor laws that are also controversial in how strictly their deportation rules are enforced for undocumented migrant workers. Fair Work Act 2009. All Australian nationals and foreign workers are entitled to basic rights and protections under the Fair Work Act of 2009. Partnerships.

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Alabama Court Applies Successive-Compensable-Injury Test to Non-Work-Related Accident

The Workcomp Writer

In 2009, the parties reached a settlement agreement, approved by the trial court, which left medical benefits “open” for future expenses related to the injury. Court’s Analysis Applying the successive-compensable-injury test from Ex parte Pike County Commission , 740 So. Workers’ Compensation Comm’r , 174 W.Va.

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A New Job?

Florida Workers' Comp

This blog is about workers' compensation, certainly. However, it is often also about the law, in that vein drifting periodically from its workers' compensation roots somewhat. It reportedly also mentioned that the judge's "conduct in court 'may warrant investigation by the Judicial Tenure Commission.'" 1st DCA 2009.