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Happy Memorial Day

Florida Workers' Comp

This is a blog about workers' compensation, which has few parallels to the service of members of the armed forces (my job could become dangerous, but the purpose of a soldier's job is inherently dangerous). Thus, a second "Memorial Day" has been established and observed each April 28 - Workers Memorial Day. I know, it is not May yet.

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Judge Robert Dietz

Florida Workers' Comp

Notably, however, he remained Board Certified in Workers' Compensation for the last 30 years. Then, in 2013, when Judge Remsnyder retired in Melbourne District, Robert was interested in the vacancy. The Nominating Commission interviews were at the Orlando airport, and I can still remember the commissioner's inquiry.

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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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Divided R.I. High Court Says Workers’ Comp Release Was Sufficiently Broad to Bar Discrimination Claim Against Employer

The Workcomp Writer

The majority held the terms of the release signed by the injured worker were unambiguous and clearly released the employer from all claims that the worker might be able to file against the employer, including those that might be filed with the state’s Human Rights Commission. Background. Motion for Summary Judgment.

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Virginia Court of Appeals Affirms Res Judicata Bar in Mileage Reimbursement Dispute

The Workcomp Writer

In a decision that emphasizes the binding nature of unappealed workers’ compensation commission or board rulings, the Court of Appeals of Virginia recently affirmed the state Commission’s application of res judicata in a dispute over mileage reimbursement for medical treatment [ Edelblute’s Service Center v. 13, 2024)].

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Employee benefits for Caregivers in workplaces

HR Digest

Here are some ways that the HR staff and managers can oversee programs and policies that can benefit the workers who are caregivers. If a worker feels that his requests for a more flexible work accommodation will be looked as an over-the-top request, then s/he will not be confident enough to come forward.

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Insurance Agent's Conduct Determines Liability for Failure to Inform an Employer of Workers' Compensation Coverage Options

Workers' Compensation

The NJ Supreme court held that the insurance agent's conduct must be a willful, wanton, or grossly negligent act of commission or omission for failure to advise an employer about workers' compensation coverage for a Limited Liability Corporation. Informed by the Legislature’s expression of public policy in N.J.S.A.