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The 1972 Commission Report re 1935

Florida Workers' Comp

I have, there and elsewhere, noted some people's captivation by and reverence for the Report of the (1972) National Commission on State Workmen's Compensation Laws. The panel included Professor John Burton , an emeritus professor at Rutgers University and the Chair of the 1972 Commission. State Industrial Commission , 94 Okl.

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Alaska Commission May Not Determine Scope of Treatment for Chiropractor

The Workcomp Writer

The Alaska Workers’ Compensation Commission has no jurisdiction to determine the scope or limits of chiropractic practice, held the state’s Supreme Court recently in State v. That question was not for the Workers’ Compensation Commission. Background White was injured while working for Alaska Psychiatric Institute (API) in late 2018.

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SC High Court Stresses that with Discretionary Issues Commission Must Actually Use Discretion

The Workcomp Writer

After setting the claim, Proffitt filed a Form 61 “Attorney Fee Petition” with the commission seeking approval of his contingent attorney’s fee in the amount of $36,633.33, along with costs in the amount of $5,134.10. Proffitt sought commission review of the order. He apologized to the commission for the delay. 67-705(H)(4).

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West Virginia Tops the Nation in Workplace Sexual Harassment Claims

HR Digest

Workplace sexual harassment remains a pervasive issue in the United States, with West Virginia leading the nation in claims filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). charges filed per 100,000 residents between 2018 and 2021. In 2018, there were 218 charges filed, but by 2021, that number had plummeted to just 40.

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What are the signs of retaliation in the workplace?

HR Digest

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) saw 76,000+ discrimination charges filed in the year 2018, with a majority of them stating that more than one-half of the cases were retaliation cases against the employer. What exactly is workplace retaliation?

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Gender pay gap reporting 2021: what’s required?

cipHR

Around 6% of organisations that had to publicly report their gender pay gap figures for 2017 did so after the spring 2018 deadline. 100% compliance was only achieved in August 2018. In January 2019, Personnel Today analysed the 2018 gender pay gap data that had been reported so far to see if employers were improving. in 2017-18.

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EEOC To Update Wellness Rules In January 2020

Wellable

In mid-2018, just before the then-current wellness regulations were to expire in January 2019, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) made it clear to the public that they had no immediate plans to issue new wellness regulations.