InterWest Insurance Services

JULY 11, 2024

The new rule, which takes effect September 2024, bars employers from providing advice to their workers on how they should invest the funds in the HSA they offer. Investment education That doesn’t mean that employers can’t educate their workers on the features of their HSAs.

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BerniePortal

APRIL 16, 2024

On April 15, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a final rule on The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA).

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The Workcomp Writer

MARCH 4, 2024

28, 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. The Commission concluded, therefore, that Ward was a dual employee. Commerce Constr. Ward appealed. 310 Ark 756, 840 S.W.2d

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Employment Law Non-compete Clause Earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission proposed an employment law regarding the non-compete clause, proposing to ban its use across the country. The rule would potentially apply to contractors and employees, ensuring that all workers are guaranteed freedom of employment after leaving an organization.

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Employee Benefits

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

In his autumn budget address to the House of Commons, Chancellor of the exchequer Jeremy Hunt (pictured) stated that he had accepted recommendations made by the Low Pay Commission to increase the national living wage to £10.42 Autumn budget 2022: The government has agreed to raise the national living wage by 9.7% from April 2023.

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The Workcomp Writer

DECEMBER 9, 2024

LLC , 2024 N.C. 3, 2024), the North Carolina Court of Appeals held that a 2014 settlement agreement resolving a workers 2009 shoulder injury did not bar his claim for a 2020 injury to the same shoulder when the later incident constituted a new, separately compensable injury. In Collins v. Wieland Copper Prods., LEXIS 958 (Dec.

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Florida Workers' Comp

JUNE 30, 2024

In May 2024 an Atlanta area probate judge gained notoriety with a decision by the Georgia judicial discipline system recommending her removal from office. See She Must Go (May 2024). The Atlanta Constitution said the commission concluded the judge was "a lying, impetuous bully who was not good at her job."

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Florida Workers' Comp

MAY 14, 2024

An intriguing story started last November when a Douglas County Probate Court Judge was before a Judicial Qualifications Commission in Georgia. Fox5 Atlanta reported last summer that she faced "40 allegations of alleged judicial misconduct," after ten others had been dropped by the Commission because "some did take place before.her candidacy."

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InterWest Insurance Services

JANUARY 12, 2024

workers struggle with mental health issues and stress, more employers are offering new chatbot apps to help them. Some 15% of the businesses surveyed were considering adding this type of offering in 2024 or 2025, the professional services company found. As a record amount of U.S.

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InterWest Insurance Services

JUNE 20, 2023

1, 2024 will have 30 days from their formation to file reports. As mentioned, it applies to businesses that employ fewer than 20 workers and generate less than $5 million in revenue, as well as companies with no physical presence in the U.S. 1, 2024 will have 30 days to file reports after their formation. Starting Jan.

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The Workcomp Writer

AUGUST 15, 2024

Liberty Mutual Insurance Company , 2024 Conn. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company , 2024 Conn. 13, 2024)]. The appellate court stressed that the plaintiff’s allegations could never have been fully addressed at the Commission or Board level because the commissioner enjoyed only limited jurisdiction. LEXIS 209 (Conn.

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Employee Benefits

MAY 2, 2023

Two Merseyside local councils, Knowsley Council and Liverpool Council, have committed to paying government commissioned care workers the real living wage , from April 2023 and April 2024, respectively. Dan Smith, regional organiser at Unison, said: “Care workers are some of the most exploited workers in the public sector.

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Florida Workers' Comp

DECEMBER 15, 2024

PCMagazine explains that government regulation and that "all phones, tablets, and cameras will be required to use the USB-C charging standard by 2024, forcing Apple into USB-C port adoption." According to the Federal Communications Commission , there are fundamental differences in "networks from country to country" and in phone hardware.

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The Workcomp Writer

AUGUST 19, 2024

In a decision that emphasizes the binding nature of unappealed workers’ compensation commission or board rulings, the Court of Appeals of Virginia recently affirmed the state Commission’s application of res judicata in a dispute over mileage reimbursement for medical treatment [ Edelblute’s Service Center v. 13, 2024)].

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The Workcomp Writer

JULY 10, 2024

The Court of Appeals of Virginia recently affirmed a finding by the state’s Workers’ Compensation Commission that a thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) qualifies as “heart disease” under Va. Moore , 2024 Va. LEXIS 385 (July 9, 2024)]. It had done so in the instant case.

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Florida Workers' Comp

APRIL 28, 2024

I wrote a piece recently about a bill in the 2024 Florida Legislative session that focused on the effect on medical practices. On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission issued a rule. He focused upon the wage rates and the vulnerability of such workers. The issue of non-compete agreements is not new.

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Workers' Compensation

JUNE 8, 2024

The decision by the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission on April 23, 2024, agreed with the citation issued by the Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for violating the general duty clause and its proposed $14,502 penalty, the maximum amount allowed at the time of the citation. ORDER NOW. *

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The Workcomp Writer

AUGUST 26, 2024

Labor Comm’n & Lowe’s , 2024 UT App 119, 2024 Utah App. LEXIS 125 (August 22, 2024)]. 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. Ackley again appealed.

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Higginbotham

MAY 31, 2024

A statutory employee is a worker who would be considered an independent contractor under common law rules but must be treated as an employee for certain tax purposes. Let’s examine how these requirements differ and the responsibilities a business has toward both kinds of workers.

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HR Digest

JUNE 25, 2024

On June 18, the EEOC released a harassment prevention guide for the construction industry to follow, bringing attention to the unrest rampant among workers in the field. The cyclic, project-based nature of the work causes workers to move from location to location which impedes the enforcement of any regulations for very long.

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The Workcomp Writer

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The Arkansas Court of Appeals has reversed a workers compensation award for permanent impairment related to atrial fibrillation that developed following a COVID-19 infection [ Booneville Hum. Foster , 2024 Ark. 11, 2024)]. On this question, the appellate court upheld the Commissions finding that it was. LEXIS 662 (Dec.

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Higginbotham

MARCH 28, 2024

What’s the difference between exempt and non-exempt workers? These workers are usually paid hourly and are eligible for overtime pay and minimum wage protections due to the nature and hours of their work. Exemptions are based on the employee’s job duties, meaning only “white-collar” workers are eligible for exemptions.

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Workers' Compensation

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a New Jersey contractor for again exposing workers to fall hazards, this time while working at a construction site in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey. OSHA Fines Paterson NJ Contractor $1Million for Fall Violation, www.gelmans.com (02/13/2024). ORDER NOW. *

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The Workcomp Writer

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Last week, in an unpublished decision, an Illinois appellate court reversed a Workers’ Compensation Commission’s denial of permanent total disability benefits, holding that a 77-year-old bus driver qualified for benefits under the “odd-lot” doctrine [ Spencer v. 23, 2024)].

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Workers' Compensation

JANUARY 3, 2024

Department of Labor inspection in June 2023 at an Oakland, NJ manufacturing company — that followed reports of two workers being injured — found employees exposed to dozens of serious safety and health hazards. Properly train workers and make sure they use personal protective equipment. 2024 Update In Press. All rights reserved.

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The Workcomp Writer

JULY 29, 2024

The Alaska Supreme Court has provided important clarification on the limits of the “buddy” exemption in determining employer status under the state’s Workers’ Compensation Act. Tidwell , 2024 Alas. This distinction, derived from Larson’s Workers’ Compensation Law, § 60.01, had been misapplied in this context, stressed the Court.

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Workers' Compensation

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

REPEAT VIOLATIONS Three repeat violations involved: chemical container labels that were not updated and, therefore, workers were not made aware of the names of new chemicals; eyewash stations that were not properly maintained and medical evaluations that were not conducted for workers before respirator use. ORDER NOW. *

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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]. of Corrections , 2024 Va. 16, 2024)]. In August 2019, the Commission entered a “Medical Only Award Order” adopting that agreement.

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The Workcomp Writer

JULY 22, 2024

Illinois Workers’ Comp. Comm’n , 2024 IL App (1st) 221878WC, 2024 Ill. LEXIS 1685 (July 19, 2024)]. In one such recent decision, an Illinois appellate court has reversed the denial of benefits to the son of a construction manager who died after shoveling snow at a work site [ Cronk v.

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The Workcomp Writer

APRIL 8, 2024

Illinois Workers’ Comp. Comm’n , 2024 IL App (1st) 230609WC, 2024 Ill. Arbitrator’s Decision The claimant sought workers’ compensation benefits. The circuit court confirmed the Commission’s decision, and Cicero appealed. LEXIS 819]. Other employees confirmed the conditions in their own testimony.

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Florida Workers' Comp

JANUARY 11, 2024

In 2018 Forum Recap and Professionalism (April 2018) ; 2015 Frierson-Colling Professionalism Award (2015), I had the chance to discuss professionalism and The Florida Bar Workers' Compensation Section's efforts to recognize it in their members. Myers who was a legend in Florida workers' compensation before my time. Not so much.

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HR Digest

AUGUST 22, 2024

Federal Trade Commission announced a ban on non-compete agreements across the U.S. on April 23, 2024, and the ban was expected to go into effect on September 4, 2024. The federal organization has persistently lobbied for the workers’ rights to find workers without restrictions.

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The Workcomp Writer

JULY 8, 2024

Butterball, LLC , 2024 N.C. LEXIS 565 (July 2, 2024)]. She alleged that throughout her employment, she had been harassed by a co-worker, Whittington. Butterball moved to dismiss, arguing the state’s Industrial Commission had exclusive jurisdiction under the Act. Their shift ended at 4 p.m., The appellate court affirmed.

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Florida Workers' Comp

JUNE 23, 2024

Most recently there was She Must Go (May 2024). The Commission concluded its efforts with findings of "systemic incompetence" "abuse" "inappropriate" and "failure to perform." The Commission recommended that she be removed from the bench. Both the Commission report and Losing an election are undoubtedly stressful.

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Workers' Compensation

JUNE 8, 2024

Primetime Contractors contested the citations and penalties to the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. Paterson Contractors Settles with OSHA for $215,000 for Safety Violations, and Functional Impact for Patients, www.gelmans.com (06/08/2024). Rogoff in New York. Recommended Citation: Gelman, Jon L.,

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The saga of Hasbro layoffs is all set to continue into 2024 as the company announces additional jobs cuts as a response to weak sales this year. The Hasbro job cuts appear geared to slash off nearly 15 percent of its current workforce, indicating that 900 employees will now have to look for work. The cycle is hard to break out of.

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Florida Workers' Comp

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

This blog is often about workers' compensation, and there are those who strive to hold me to that. See Arrested and Charged (January 2024) and Asleep at the Switch (January 2024). But, it is often about the challenges of judging and the many issues that can accompany the task. See Lyric Choices (July 2023).

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