Florida Workers' Comp

JANUARY 19, 2022

The timeliness of decisions is a persistent discussion in the realm of litigation generally, and workers' compensation is not an exception. Of course the topic has been around for many years in workers' compensation. The story relates an all-too-familiar instance of a worker having trip and fall. That is noteworthy.

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Business Management Daily

JUNE 7, 2021

Employers cannot deny an eligible worker’s leave without severe legal consequences. Eligibility depends on whether the employer is large enough to be covered by the law — with 50 or more employees. It also depends on whether the employee has worked for the employer long enough — at least one year.

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The Workcomp Writer

APRIL 24, 2023

The Supreme Court noted indicated the Superior Court had embraced the plaintiff-employee’s contention that she had not sought to recover from the employer for the dog bite itself, but rather for the economic harm the employee suffered when she lost the opportunity to file the third-party claim against the tortfeasor dog owner.

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The Workcomp Writer

DECEMBER 9, 2024

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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Best Money Moves

OCTOBER 30, 2018

From 2009 to 2017 the unemployed persons to jobs ratio fell from 7:1 to 1:1. The national average for open jobs has seen an inconceivable 141 percent increase since 2009. Workers also left for their jobs in favor of their own well-being, citing personal issues, life challenges or medical issues.

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Global People Strategist

JUNE 1, 2021

Workers all around the world are protected through the right to form a union, along with promises of equal pay for equal work, regardless of gender. It included laws to protect workers, such as the right to form a trade union without informing employers mandatorily and also, the right to safe working conditions.

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Global People Strategist

AUGUST 4, 2023

There has been a growing recognition of the importance of worker well-being and the need for robust labor standards. Australia, renowned for its progressive labor policies, has implemented mandatory paid sick leave as a cornerstone of its workers’ rights framework.

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Achievers

JANUARY 12, 2017

A paradigm shift is happening in today’s workforce with the balance of power shifting from the employer to the employee. In response to this shifting playing field, employers are starting to register the power of recognition to boost engagement levels and increase productivity among their employees. But we still have a ways to go.

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Florida Regulatory Workers' Compensation News

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity has determined the statewide average weekly wage paid by employers subject to the Florida Reemployment Assistance Program Law to be $970.58 for the four calendar quarters ending June 30, 2019. Section 440.12(2),

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Workplace Insight

JANUARY 11, 2023

Many workers today realise that there are more important things in life than work, and leaders must recognise an employee’s continuum of needs and meet them where they are in thoughtful and meaningful ways. Employers have an opportunity to meet the expectations of the modern workforce with personal and technological improvements.”.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The gig economy has been in operation since labor unions lost their hold over the steel and oil industries and workers were contracted to work in the factories according to demand. In a recent survey EY conducted of employers in the US, one in two organizations said they had increased their use of gig workers in the last five years.

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PeopleKeep

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

If you’re an employer hiring for the first time, knowing the minimum wage rate in your state is crucial. Even though there hasn’t been a federal minimum wage hike since 2009, many states have their own wage laws that you must follow if you have employees or plan to hire in that location.

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The Workcomp Writer

JANUARY 13, 2022

The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed the denial of workers’ compensation benefits to a courthouse employee who sustained injuries in a sinkhole accident near—but not on the courthouse property [ Browning v. State , 2022 Del. LEXIS 8 (Jan. 10, 2022)]. Background. Her injury occurred about ten minutes before her shift began. Code § 2304].

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

MARCH 23, 2020

Regardless of the workers’ compensation model (private insurance, competitive state fund, exclusive state fund), every insurer has to prepare for the unexpected. As noted in my last post, the COVID-19 event most certainly is a rare event and just as assuredly will result in accepted workers’ compensation claims.

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Achievers

AUGUST 3, 2020

While their values are exemplary, 3M had several challenges bringing their workforce together: a traveling sales team, a mix of unionized and non-unionized workers, and a wide range of employee ages, from young professionals to employees nearing retirement.

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The Workcomp Writer

JUNE 10, 2024

The Supreme Court of Mississippi, reversing a decision by the state’s Court of Appeals, held it was error to require an injured employee to reimburse his employer for the cost of an Employer Medical Evaluation (EME) following the employee’s settlement of a third-party civil action [ Brent v. Mississippi Dep’t of Hum.

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The Workcomp Writer

JUNE 29, 2023

It is axiomatic in American jurisdictions that an employer and/or carrier is entitled to reimbursement for its workers’ compensation outlay, including medical expenses, if the injured employee recovers from a negligent third party [see Larson’s Workers’ Compensation Law , § 117.01 Mississippi Dep’t of Human Servs.

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Benefit Resource Inc.

MARCH 5, 2021

According to a recent SHRM article , employers should expect a government funded COBRA subsidy to shortly be a reality. Various forms of legislation have been proposed, including the Worker Health Coverage Protection Act and the American Rescue Plan Act. If using an administrator, the full amount would be remitted back to the employer.

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The Workcomp Writer

AUGUST 27, 2024

In a decision construing Alabama’s application of the successive-compensable-injury test, the Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama held that an employer may remain liable for medical expenses necessitated by the aggravation of a preexisting work-related injury caused by a subsequent, non-occupational motor vehicle accident [Victoryland v.

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Florida Workers' Comp

APRIL 27, 2023

This gentleman posited a simple question, that drove our conversation: why does Worker’s Compensation not provide education benefits for the children of injured workers? That changed in 2009 when the "Florida Community College System" became the "Florida College System." It is a ready and easy answer. It fluctuates.

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Attorney Charlie Hall

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The Program Operations Manual System (POMS) defines services as “any activity in employment or self-employment that is performed or is normally performed for pay or profit.” [3]. TWP in employment. Service months are calculated differently in employment and self-employment service periods. TWP in SELF-EMPLOYMEnT.

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Minding the Workplace

JUNE 30, 2024

image courtesy of freepik.com While teaching Employment Law and Employment Discrimination courses at Suffolk University Law School here in Boston, at some point I insert into class discussion my belief that the main ways in which we resolve employment disputes in the U.S.

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Florida Workers' Comp

AUGUST 24, 2023

Work accidents impact workers and employers, but there is a significant additional impact on the workers' families. I have been proud to participate since 2009 with the National Association of Workers' Compensation Judiciary. The Florida Bar Workers' Compensation Section is hard at work planning future events.

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Florida Workers' Comp

APRIL 23, 2023

This generation is born between 1996-2009 and entered the workforce beginning in 2014 and will continue to join through about 2031. That said, the absence of office presence is impacting some workers. The comfort of these workers in virtual settings is admirable. See Bring Value (February 2022). These are not new concerns.

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Florida Workers' Comp

AUGUST 18, 2024

We rapidly approach the 78th annual rendition of the Workers Compensation Institute. The Florida Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1995. Beginning in the 1960s, the conference was run by the state Division of Workers’ Compensation. Stevens, 145 Fla. 209, 198 So.

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The Workcomp Writer

DECEMBER 14, 2021

On related issues, the court also dismissed three of the plaintiff’s claims against the employer, Kraft Heinz—(1) negligent hiring, supervision, and/or retention; (2) NIED; and (3) IIED, finding that they were barred by the exclusive remedy provisions of the Missouri Workers’ Compensation Act. Employer’s Motion to Dismiss.

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Flimp Communications

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

They assume millennials and Generation Z are flighty, flaky workers who don’t stick with the same employer for long. Many were earning their college degrees in 2008 and 2009 when the recession first struck. This has eroded what some older generations consider core aspects of work and affects what they expect from workers.

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Florida Workers' Comp

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Another described challenges with swearing witnesses remotely (which we began doing in 2009). The systems for injured worker care and return-to-work survived. I ran into a state official last week who was lamenting the challenges of managing remote workers. There were many challenges across the continent. But, we persevered.

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Florida Workers' Comp

APRIL 4, 2023

Workers' compensation is a primary payer in the event of an injury in the course and scope of employment. Those benefits are usually the only recovery an injured worker may receive from the employer. In broad terms, it is in the best interest of the employee and the employer that the tort recovery is maximized.

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Global People Strategist

JUNE 29, 2021

There are a total of approximately 180 laws that protect workers. Ever since 2009, all private and public employers must give employees a fee of $7.25 Ever since 2009, all private and public employers must give employees a fee of $7.25 per hour, making this the minimum wage. per hour, making this the minimum wage.

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Workers' Compensation

JUNE 12, 2022

OSHA finds employers failed to ensure safe respirator use while testing hundreds daily. Investigators also found Homecare Therapies failed to ensure medical evaluations were done and did not provide fit tests for workers required to use respirators. Founded in 2009, Lakewood Resource and Referral Center Inc.

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Florida Workers' Comp

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The judge was elected in 2009 and as part of his job duties, he was apparently responsible for maintaining some financial accounts. And, coincidentally, the story is all about "self," Judge Self, that is. This judge presides in Lauderdale County, Alabama. That is about as far north as you can go and still be in Alabama.

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UpstartHR

DECEMBER 12, 2016

I started the journey back in 2009, and I have continued my “side hustle” over the years. Handling a Second Job/Gig/Activity As I mentioned, I’ve been doing something outside my “day job” ever since 2009. is one of the least favorite activities for many independent workers, but it is a part of life.

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Talent Culture

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Everyone seems to be a dedicated, loyal, hard-worker, not to mention a great communicator and a team player. Tip: Create a profile section that focuses on your proven success and the big picture value you can offer an employer. The touchy-feely. And without the proof these are just words — and a waste of space. Commitments.

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Business Management Daily

APRIL 3, 2020

Employers may fear that sending home a sick worker can trigger legal liability under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) or other federal or state law. For the most part, safe harbors built into the ADA protect employers as long as they establish a set of criteria and stick to them. degrees Fahrenheit or 37.8

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 29, 2022

There are different types of termination of employment which are normally agreed upon by both parties-the employee and employers. Before moving on, let’s help you understand the meaning of wrongful termination of employment so you can be sure when to make legal claims. What Is A Wrongful Termination?

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Workplace Insight

OCTOBER 10, 2023

For the first time since the 2008/2009 financial crisis, redundancy rates have risen, and this trend looks set to continue throughout 2024. Just over 42 percent of employers (HR Director) are planning to make redundancies in a year that has already seen a string of high-profile companies announce job cuts.

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