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Another Judge Makes the News

Florida Workers' Comp

Despite being very comprehensive, it does not include the Commission's final decision of April 22, 2022. The Kentucky Judicial Commission unanimously "order(ed). The Commission lamented that "many of the children are too young to understand what is going on in the courtroom and too young to participate in any proceedings."

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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. several months before Araujo signed the release).

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Forever Young: 6 Ways to Prepare Your Business for an Aging Workforce

Insperity

In 2014, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recorded 20,558 complaints of age discrimination , up nearly 30 percent from 2000. Employees might be willing to take less pay for more flexibility in their schedule. Treat everyone equally.

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Maryland’s 5-Year Limiting Period (LE § 9-736) May be Waived by Employer/Carrier

The Workcomp Writer

In an unreported opinion, the Appellate Court of Maryland affirmed a Commission decision awarding permanent partial disability benefits to an injured employee in spite of the fact that it was ultimately determined that at the time of her petition for modification, more than five years had passed since her last receipt of benefits [ In re St.

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Missouri: Review Application Not Untimely Where Delay Was Due to “Postage Due” Error by USPS

The Workcomp Writer

In Missouri, applications for Commission review, when sent by USPS, are “deemed to be filed as of the date they are endorsed by the United States post office on the envelope or container in which such paper is received ” [§ 287.480 R.S.Mo.]. The Commission received the October 29 mailing on November 1. Hawthorn Child.’s

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Utah Court Clarifies State’s Approach to Idiopathic Falls on Hard Surfaces

The Workcomp Writer

Ackley was employed by Lowe’s when she fell on a concrete floor at work in December 2014. In a previous appeal, the Court of Appeals had determined that Ackley’s fall was idiopathic and remanded the case for the Commission to determine if work conditions increased her risk of injury. LEXIS 125 (August 22, 2024)].

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Is poor sleep affecting your performance at work?

cipHR

A 2018 poll commissioned by Sainsbury’s found that the average British adult gets just 6 hours and 19 minutes of sleep per night – significantly less than the recommended seven-to-nine hours. In a 2014 study , 45% of Americans said that poor or insufficient sleep affected their daily activities at least once in the past week.