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Workers' Compensation Perspectives
DECEMBER 27, 2019
If you are injured in a work-related incident or suffer a work-related illness or disease, you are very likely entitled to workers’ compensation. In Canada, all but one jurisdiction have adopted the Net basis to calculate workers’ compensation payments for temporary disability. The Commission, chaired by John F. Burton, Jr.,
Workers' Compensation Perspectives
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Many workers live paycheck to paycheck and struggle to support their families on lower-than-average earnings. Like a lot of workers in the tourism sector, she relies on unemployment insurance when there is no work. Aidy’s claim for temporary total disability was accepted by the workers’ compensation insurer. Burton, Jr.,
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Workers' Compensation Perspectives
OCTOBER 29, 2019
The vast majority of workers in the US and Canada are employed in jobs “covered” by workers’ compensation insurance. Her workers’ compensation claim was accepted. Many workers—particularly higher wage earners— find out after an injury that they are uninsured for what may be a substantial portion of their usual earnings.
Global People Strategist
JUNE 27, 2021
Generally, employees who work overtime for more than 40 hours per week must be given overtime pay. The workers must be given the usual hourly rate for the overtime hours that they work. Depending on the company that the employee works for, contracts include double pay for overtime work done on a Sunday and on public holidays.
Workers' Compensation
DECEMBER 13, 2023
These practices not only resulted in the company at times paying truck drivers less than New Jersey’s effective minimum wage, but also, the deductions were sometimes greater than a driver’s entire gross pay, resulting in a negative net pay during some pay periods.
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