The Workcomp Writer

MARCH 4, 2024

The court stressed that the special employer had sufficient control over the work of the temporary worker to create an employment relationship between the it and the injured worker. Background In May 2019, Ward worked full-time for a landscape company. Commerce Constr. 28, 2024)]. Riley’s Health & Fitness Ctrs.,

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Best Money Moves

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Employee financial wellness statistics 2019. Nearly four in five employees (78 percent) with high financial stress say that they are distracted by financial stress at work and it’s not just workers with lower incomes. Employee Financial Wellness Statistics 2019. 37 percent of workers say they have more debt than they can manage.

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Florida Regulatory Workers' Compensation News

DECEMBER 3, 2018

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 $939.41 Accordingly, the maximum weekly compensation rate for work-related injuries and illnesses occurring on or after January 1, 2019, shall be $939.00.

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Workers' Compensation

MAY 5, 2023

Department of Labor announced today that a new report finds that nearly half of the workplace accommodations made for people with disabilities can be implemented at no cost to employers, and of those that do incur a one-time cost, the median expenditure has decreased when compared to previous reports to only $300. Another 18.3

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Workers' Compensation

JUNE 17, 2024

Assemblywoman Dawn Fantasia filed the legislation to institute additional workers' compensation supplemental benefits on June 13, 2024, and Assemblyman Inganamort co-sponsored it. Benefit amount is reduced by some Social Security benefits and employer disability pensions. The increase is designed to keep pace with inflation (COLA).

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InterWest Insurance Services

MARCH 16, 2023

Large employers are unwavering in their plans to continue offering group health plans to their workers instead of funding individual reimbursement accounts that would allow them to shop for plans on government-run exchanges, according to new research. “It would make workers feel like you were cutting and running.”

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Workers' Compensation

DECEMBER 27, 2021

The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) announced increases in the maximum benefit rates for Unemployment Insurance, Temporary Disability Insurance, Family Leave Insurance, and Workers’ Compensation for the calendar year 2022. The increased rates will be effective for new claims dated January 2, 2022, and later.

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Workers' Compensation

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

CIVIL LITIGATION Civil litigation discovery from emerging occupational disease claims has historically provided ancillary litigation support in proving non-fault workers’ compensation claims. The disability or death causally related to radiation must result from an exposure that “arises out of and in the course of employment.”

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InterWest Insurance Services

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Employers and insurers are now faced with the prospect of exploding drug costs if demand continues to boom and doctors write more prescriptions for them. In 2022, 5 million GLP-1 prescriptions were written, a 2,082% increase from 2019. That may require a lifetime commitment to taking these medications for some individuals.

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The Workcomp Writer

MAY 26, 2024

as a warehouse worker, with duties that included loading and unloading trucks. as a warehouse worker, with duties that included loading and unloading trucks. According to Alderete’s later testimony, prior to December 22, 2019, he observed Billips intoxicated at work on multiple occasions. Sunbelt Furniture Xpress, Inc.

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BerniePortal

DECEMBER 31, 2020

According to the Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) , the percentage of retirement-age Americans in the labor force has doubled since 1985, from 10 percent in January of that year to 20 percent in February 2019.

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cipHR

DECEMBER 18, 2018

And the profession is set to face an even greater variety of challenges in 2019: here are eight that our panel of experts have picked as the ones to watch over the next 12 months. . Brexit will inevitably be top of many organisations’ agendas in 2019, says Claire Williams, director of people and services at CIPHR.

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Workers' Compensation

JULY 12, 2023

In the four years since Governor Murphy expanded the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development's (NJDOL) powers in 2019 to halt work on job sites when there is strong evidence of worker exploitation, over 110 stop-work orders have been issued and more than $2.7

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Workers' Compensation

AUGUST 19, 2022

In the three years since Governor Murphy signed a law expanding NJDOL’s powers to stop work on a job site when there is strong evidence workers are being exploited, the department has issued 71 ? to 235 workers. Our goal is to ensure compliance among employers for the benefit of their workers. found nearly $1 million ?

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 26, 2019

As the workplace ethos changed with technological advances and a new generation of workers, the focus has shifted to employee management and performance and productivity. “I I would say [HR is] moving from processing paper to making sure individuals feel valued in the organization,” said an employment attorney to SHRM magazine.

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The Workcomp Writer

JANUARY 22, 2024

While an important minatory of states permit reopening for changed condition at any time, most limit the reopening period in some way [see Larson’s Workers’ Compensation Law , § 131.02]. Background Walker injured her ankle on June 24, 2019, while working for the Department. Citing Scott v. Scott , 16 Va. 815, 819, 433 S.E.2d

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 11, 2020

percent as of 2019. Most restaurant workers don’t believe that the job can become their career. Managers must carefully consider how to hire the right worker. If a restaurant sees many workers are being lethargic, managers can opt for behavioral-based questions into the interview rounds. compared to a 42.4% on the job.

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Global People Strategist

APRIL 19, 2021

In September 2020, the Parliament made several changes to the Employment Law in the Maldives. Initially, this was submitted to the government in 2019, but the Parliament has since made the changes in collaboration with the Maldives’ Social and Economic Affairs Committees. Changes to the Employment Law in the Maldives.

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Money Talk

AUGUST 16, 2023

In 2019, the older worker cohort included nearly 15% of those in their 70s. higher earnings often paid to older workers, and 3. replacing low earnings from workers’ teens and 20s with higher earnings in later life. Continued FICA Tax - Like all workers, employed older adults must pay Social Security/ Medicare tax.

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Global People Strategist

JANUARY 21, 2023

Companies unfamiliar with employment laws in Hong Kong face potential liability. Knowing workers’ rights, the correct type of contract for your work relationship, and when a company can lawfully end an employee’s job are all essential steps to protecting yourself in this ever-changing legal landscape.

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BerniePortal

JANUARY 15, 2019

Hiring in 2019. With this tight market, employers found themselves competing for quality candidates and struggling to fill open positions. So, what's in store for hiring in 2019? Is this growth going to continue, or can employers expect the recruitment market to level out in the upcoming year?

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Vantage Circle

DECEMBER 18, 2018

And Employers must keep themselves updated on these employee engagement trends and statistics. 10 Employee Engagement Trends for 2019. Embracing flexibility will become the highlight in the employee engagement space in 2019. 75% of workers said they experience greater productivity at home. WORK-LIFE BALANCE.

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15Five

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Date: January 31 – February 1, 2019. In 2019, the PAFOW Conference will focus on how people measurement and analytics benefit the workforce, leadership, and overall organization of companies that use them. Date: February 26-28, 2019. Date: March 1-3, 2019. Date: March 11-13, 2019. Date: April 23-25, 2019.

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Workers' Compensation

OCTOBER 14, 2022

A site inspection led to Patriot Iron Works being cited for failure to register and failure to carry required workers compensation insurance, while HESP Solar was cited for hiring an unregistered subcontractor. An employer may appeal a stop-work order, in which case the NJDOL has seven days to schedule a hearing.

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Workplace Insight

JUNE 13, 2023

However, as many as 6-9 million workers, experience poor-quality work in some major respects. Compared to 2019, workers today are less enthused about work, less likely to perceive their work as useful and more likely to simply see work as purely transactional – simply for the money.

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InterWest Insurance Services

JUNE 29, 2023

A surge in demand for pricey, new and highly effective anti-obesity medications could put a financial strain on employers who sponsor their employees’ health plans. Employers have long offered coverage for certain weight loss tools, such as bariatric surgery if employees qualify for the drastic procedure that requires an operation.

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cipHR

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

New research by CIPHR suggests that most workers are likely to underestimate their employer’s gender pay gap. Despite most British workers (96%) agreeing that the UK has a gender pay gap, as many as 57% don’t believe there are any gender pay disparities in their own workplaces, new research finds. Perception vs reality.

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cipHR

MARCH 15, 2019

If your finance and HR teams aren’t prepared yet for changes to payslip requirements, minimum pension contributions, and national minimum wage (NMW) increases that are effective from April 2019, then time is running out to implement the necessary modifications. What’s changing? What information do payslips need to include?

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Workers' Compensation

JULY 19, 2024

According to an interim investigation report by Senator Bernie Sanders and the Senate HELP Committee into Amazon's warehouse safety practices, warehouse workers continue to suffer excessive occupational injuries. UNSAFE CONDITIONS The total injury rate during the same period was nearly 45 injuries per 100 workers. ORDER NOW. *

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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

JANUARY 15, 2024

Seven months later, on January 2, 2019, Strong voluntarily filed a Chapter 13 bankruptcy petition. That same day, Strong also filed a workers’ compensation claim against Siemens for the injuries he claimed to have suffered from the 2018 incident. Acara Solutions, Inc. LEXIS 486 (Dec. 12, 2023)]. After learning Acara Solutions Inc.—formerly

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Business Management Daily

OCTOBER 18, 2022

A new mindset emerged among workers: There are better options than reverting back to business as usual. We demand employers take employee work-life balance seriously. The importance of work-life balance to employers. Where do employers fit into all of this? What employers can do to enhance work-life balance.

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Best Money Moves

OCTOBER 8, 2019

World Mental Health Day 2019: Supporting employees at work. These are five ways employers can reduce work-related risk factors and promote mental health at work. World Mental Health Day 2019: Supporting Employees at Work. One-third of employers will offer onsite mental health counselors. Top 10 Employee Benefits for 2020.

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The Workcomp Writer

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

It should be noted that the claimant, who appeared pro se, is himself a workers’ compensation attorney. Claimant filed the Penalty Petition, alleging therein that the law firm employer violated the Act by failing to reimburse him for out-of-pocket costs for medical treatment. The employer appealed to the Board. LEXIS 192, No.

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The Workcomp Writer

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

In a case arising out of a tragic and bizarre 2017 multiple-shooting incident at a New York hospital, a state appellate court reversed a decision of the Empire State’s Workers’ Compensation Board that earlier found a first-year medical resident’s injuries from a gunshot wound arose out of and in the course of his employment [ Matter of Timperio v.

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Business Management Daily

DECEMBER 4, 2019

The EEOC secured $486 million for victims of discrimination in the workplace in fiscal year 2019, according to the commission’s annual financial report. That’s the lesson recently learned by an employer that should have known better. Goodwill Industries, ED NY, 2019). Dolgencorp , ND IL, 2019). million for ADA violation.

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Global People Strategist

APRIL 11, 2022

On May 5th, 2019, Thailand’s Labor Protection Act (LPA) introduced a number of significant changes to the country’s labor law. However, in certain emergency situations or work that is being performed continuously, an employer might require their employee to work overtime. Overtime: Generally, overtime is voluntary.

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