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50 years after the National Commission: Is the Workers' Compensation System

Workers' Compensation

50 YEARS AFTER THE NATIONAL COMMISSION: IS THE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION SYSTEM SERVING INJURED WORKERS? ET On Monday, July 11, the Department of Labor will host a panel discussion for the 50th anniversary of the National Commission on State Workmen's Compensation Laws. chair of the National Commission; Prof.

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The 1972 Commission Report re 1935

Florida Workers' Comp

In March 2022, I was honored to speak (briefly) at the Workers' Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) conference in Boston, see Friends, Romans, countrymen, lendme your ears (March 2022). The panel included Professor John Burton , an emeritus professor at Rutgers University and the Chair of the 1972 Commission. Youngs , 163 Neb.

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De Novo, Deference, or Something in Between: The Complex Landscape of Workers’ Compensation Administrative Review

The Workcomp Writer

Personal Observation In 1977, I stood before the North Carolina Industrial Commission as a young workers’ compensation defense attorney, barely a year into practice, challenging a deputy commissioner’s credibility determination. It was my second appearance before the Full Commission, which consisted of three commissioners.

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Structure Sales Compensation Plans That Can Fire Up Your Employees

HR Digest

Sometimes these are given as additional bonuses for good performance, while other times these are tied into entire salary compensation plans. Choose sales compensation systems that suit your company. Effective Steps to Create a Sales Compensation Plan Creating effective compensation plans does not have to be complicated.

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Issue Commentary: Obesity In the Workplace–Who Pays?

The Workcomp Writer

2d 283 (1996) ( Pittman )], it nevertheless reversed the Court of Appeals in the instant case, determining that neither the lower appellate court nor the state’s Industrial Commission had properly applied the test. The Commission ultimately consolidated plaintiff’s claims for a single hearing. 124, 468 S.E.2d

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Preparing for the Next Epidemic of Occupational Disease

Workers' Compensation

This standard would reduce occupational exposure to SARS-COV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, influenza viruses, and other pathogens that cause major personal and economic damage yearly and impact the workers' compensation system. It also describes procedures for commissioning systems to determine their installed performance.

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Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears

Florida Workers' Comp

The program concludes Thursday just before lunchtime with a panel dedicated to the Report of the (1972) National Commission on State Workmen's Compensation Laws. As I write this, I wonder whether it is this document or the Commission to which I address my Shakespearean references. In fairness, it has its critics today.