The Workcomp Writer

MAY 23, 2022

The Court also found the Commission had utilized an incorrect standard when it held the claimant's post-accident weight gain—he weighed 250 pounds at the time of injury, but after surgery gained an additional 120 pounds—was a subsequent superseding event that relieved the employers of liability for the full extent of his disability.

Commissions 56

Commissions Workers’ Compensation Medical Utilities 56

Business Management Daily

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Employers also have a legal obligation to accommodate the sincerely held religious beliefs of their employees. However, this is one area of inclusivity and employment law that many employers struggle with. Employers want to get it right, but navigating religious accommodations can be tricky. Supreme Court 2015).

PTO 98

PTO Food Employment Commissions 98

Workers' Compensation

DECEMBER 14, 2022

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. 34:15-36 prescribes.

Workers’ Compensation 52

Workers’ Compensation Insurance Commissions Employment 52

Employee Benefits

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Estee Lauder Cosmetics, airline Easyjet and food chain Greggs are among more than 500 employers which failed to pay their lowest-paid employees the national minimum wage. These employers were ordered to repay the workers nearly £16 million, plus an additional financial penalty of up to 200% of their underpayment. to 4,793 of its staff.

Commissions 59

Commissions Government Food Education 59

Business Management Daily

MARCH 20, 2024

adults who report having been diagnosed with depression at some point in their lifetime has reached 29.0%, nearly 10 percentage points higher than in 2015. Topics covered include: Can an employer fire someone because of a mental health condition? According to Gallup , the percentage of U.S. According to the U.S.

Family and Medical Leave Act 97

Family and Medical Leave Act Healthcare Human Resources Medical 97

HR Professionals Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2023

By Kate Kellner Employer group healthcare plans have been the way American families get the care they need, when they need it – from annual physicals, childbirth, complex surgeries, and dialysis to end-of-life care. These plans have been the catalyst for so many personal successes, but what happens when big questions arise?

Employee Benefits 98

Employee Benefits Healthcare Consulting Health Insurance 98

Workplace Insight

JULY 16, 2024

Employers and staff are optimistic about impact of new technologies, despite uncertainty about safety according to a new British Safety Council survey. However, just over a quarter (26 percent) of both employers and employees said that AI would make their workplace ‘less safe’.

Commissions 59

Commissions Technology Government Consulting 59

The Workcomp Writer

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The court stressed that the Commission could not be required to speculate as to the reasons the claimant had sought review. Background On June 1, 2015, Chuhan filed a claim for compensation with the Division of Workers’ Compensation. The appellate court found—contrary to 8 C.S.R. 20-3.030(3)(A). 20-3.030(3)(A). 20-3.030(3)(A).”

Commissions 52

Commissions Workers’ Compensation Employment IT 52

Workplace Insight

MAY 4, 2022

In the past the employers who had an edge were those who offered flexible working, but post pandemic, employers are looking for the next big thing which could give them the edge. Between 2015-2019, Iceland ran two large-scale trials of a reduced working week of 35-36 hours with no reduction in pay. Global trials.

Recruitment 98

Recruitment Consulting Manufacturing Commissions 98

The Workcomp Writer

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Where a Missouri employee was able to work on a full-time, seasonable basis following a second work-related injury, the Missouri Commission did not err in finding that the employee had failed to show that he was permanently and totally disabled [Chambers v. His work after the 2015 accident was regular and, at times, more than full-time.

Commissions 40

Commissions Workers’ Compensation Medical Employment 40

HR Digest

MARCH 8, 2023

In 2015, the #MeToo movement revived a national conversation about sexual harassment and assault , prompting survivors to share their stories and call for accountability. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has seen a significant increase in sexual harassment claims, leading to calls for updated guidance on the issue.

Entertainment 52

Entertainment Commissions Retail Food 52

Fringe Benefit Analysts

JANUARY 26, 2023

According to the IRS, identity theft has been the number one consumer complaint to the Federal Trade Commission for 15 consecutive years. The taxation of this identity protection benefit/service was considered by the IRS in 2015 and again in early 2016. See IRS Announcement 2015-22.)

Insurance Carriers 52

Insurance Carriers Taxes Insurance Commissions 52

Workers' Compensation

MAY 22, 2023

An employee's first day of work at a southern New Jersey manufacturing facility ended tragically when he suffered the amputation of three fingers while operating a press brake without required safety guards, similar to violations cited by federal safety investigators at the facility in 2010 and 2015. in Burlington in November 2022.

Hospitality 52

Hospitality Workers’ Compensation Manufacturing Commissions 52

The Workcomp Writer

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Background In 2015, claimant, while a pedestrian, was struck by a slow-moving motor vehicle, resulting in a mild injury to his back that fully resolved. Following several IMEs of claimant, the employer and its carrier alleged that claimant violated N.Y. The employer appealed. Workers’ Comp. 4)(a), Fla.

Workers’ Compensation 52

Workers’ Compensation Medical Insurance Life Insurance 52

HR Digest

MARCH 16, 2024

million in damages to Owen Diaz, a Black man who worked as an elevator operator at its Fremont, California factory in 2015. Tesla has called the EECO’s allegations “a false narrative that ignores Tesla’s track record of equal employment opportunity.” Tesla violating federal law The U.S.

Commissions 52

Commissions Media Employment IT 52

The Workcomp Writer

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The couple moved to Texas together in January 2014, where Hofer began employment with the Euless Police Department. The couple purchased a home together in November 2015. At that time, Hofer served as a police officer for the City of New York. They began living together in New York in November 2013.

Workers’ Compensation 52

Workers’ Compensation Commissions Insurance Employment 52

Business Management Daily

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

As the year ends, questions of taxes, domicile, and residency should be top of mind for employers looking to avoid any unnecessarily complex tax issues in the new year. And they didn’t sell their New York home until 2015. The State Tax Commission then also determined he understated his state tax liability.

Taxes 52

Taxes Family and Medical Leave Act Banking Commissions 52

Abel HR

APRIL 4, 2019

There are nearly 40 million Americans, or almost 13 percent of the American population, with a disability in 2015. However, most workers with disabilities require no special accommodations, and even for those that do, the cost is generally far lower than most employers anticipate, according to the Michigan Community Service Commission.

Professional Employer Organization 45

Professional Employer Organization Commissions Education Health 45

Genesis HR Solutions

OCTOBER 3, 2019

As an employer in the Commonwealth, you need to understand the complexities specific to Massachusetts salary laws, hiring, and employing workers. In some circumstances, the employer may pay these workers the service rate. 9 Various Massachusetts Wage & Hour Requirements For Employers. Meal Breaks. This break may be unpaid.

Family and Medical Leave Act 40

Family and Medical Leave Act Parental Leave Overtime Retail 40

Global People Strategist

JULY 28, 2018

for the past few weeks has been in negotiations with the country’s telecommunications regulator (Nigerian Communications Commission), the government and its ministries, as well as various related industry groups in order to resolve the conflict. A Strained Relationship between Employer and Employees. MTN Group Ltd.

Telecommunication 40

Telecommunication Salary Commissions Government 40

The Workcomp Writer

JULY 30, 2023

The Virginia employer unsuccessfully argued that the employee’s decision to take part in the boating activity was sufficient to sever the causal link to his original injury. Later, her physicians advised that breast reduction might improve her back condition, but the employer refused the claim, contending it was not a covered medical expense.

Medical 52

Medical Workers’ Compensation Commissions Health 52

Empuls

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Employee incentives are rewards or benefits employers provide to motivate and encourage employees to enhance their performance and achieve organizational goals.  In 2010, the company promised its employees that if they could double production rates and reserves by 2015, each employee would receive a $100,000 bonus.

Employee Incentives 40

Employee Incentives Bonuses Commissions Benefits Package 40

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

MARCH 12, 2019

Healthcare spending is a big part of the economy National spending on healthcare is difficult to compare across economies but may be expressed relative to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) or as an average cost per person (see [link] for comparisons based on 2015 data). A worker gets injured, goes to the doctor or hospital and gets treatment.

Workers’ Compensation 52

Workers’ Compensation Healthcare Compensation System Medical 52

Business Management Daily

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Grooming policies have long been a flashpoint for employers and employees. Employers prefer that employees sport professional hairstyles. The Supreme Court ruled that the employer’s desire for a “collegiate” look was not justification for rejecting her. Both decisions came in 2015. The Commission will investigate.

Commissions 49

Commissions Employment Management IT 49

Florida Workers' Comp

JUNE 6, 2023

March 2015); Comorbidity of Obesity (October 2021). And obesity has long been on the scope of employers. See How will risky Behavior and Choices Affect Employment Decisions (April 2013). For more than a decade, we have heard that employers will consider predisposition questions and issues in the hiring process.

Food 16

Food Pharmaceutical Government Commissions 16

The Workcomp Writer

JANUARY 16, 2023

It is, of course, one thing for a state to allow the use of marijuana in the treatment of injuries and diseases, but quite another to require employers and/or insurers to reimburse injured workers in connection with a workers’ compensation claim. The appellate court disagreed with the employer’s premise. Four have ruled that it cannot.

Workers’ Compensation 52

Workers’ Compensation Medical Insurance Insurance Carriers 52

The Workcomp Writer

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The court stressed that the bus driver had sufficiently made a prima facie showing that she was unemployable, and the employer had failed to rebut that showing with evidence some kind of suitable work was regularly and continuously available. However, the Commission awarded only permanent partial disability benefits.

Commissions 52

Commissions Workers’ Compensation Medical Software 52

Empuls

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Employee incentives are rewards or benefits employers provide to motivate and encourage employees to enhance their performance and achieve organizational goals.  In 2010, the company promised its employees that if they could double production rates and reserves by 2015, each employee would receive a $100,000 bonus. 

Employee Incentives 40

Employee Incentives Bonuses Commissions Benefits Package 40

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

MARCH 10, 2025

Coverage Gaps Larson noted, Elective-coverage provisions, and hazardous-employment requirements, inspired by ancient fears of unconstitutionality, have long since been proved unnecessary but remain with us to deprive large numbers of people of needed protection. Gaps in coverage continue to exist. Larson would likely approve].

Workers’ Compensation 52

Workers’ Compensation Compensation System Commissions Medical 52