The Workcomp Writer

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

In a significant decision that reinforces the rights of workers with long-latency occupational diseases within the Keystone State, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania has affirmed in relevant part a trial court’s final judgment awarding a deceased worker’s estate more than $2.3 AK Steel Corp. The Tooey Decision In Tooey v.

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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. The Commission had weighed conflicting expert testimony and found the TAA to be heart disease.

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HR Digest

JULY 1, 2023

This marks the day when the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) came into effect, signaling a significant shift in the landscape of worker’s rights. But, as the saying goes, “The night is darkest just before the dawn,” and the dawn has finally arrived for expectant workers. Scope: Who’s Covered?

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Workers' Compensation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

While the Federal expanded benefits are ending for many workers on Labor Day, Workers’ Compensation Benefits are still available for those workers who have been exposed to COVID at work and contract disease and remain ill from Long COVID. Workers’ Compensation Benefits for Long COVID, Workers' Compensation Blog (Dec.

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Business Management Daily

JANUARY 18, 2024

The Department of Labor issued its long-awaited final worker status rule. At the outset, let’s be clear about what this rule doesn’t do: It doesn’t affect the IRS’ worker status test. It doesn’t codify the ABC test, which states (not the IRS) use to test workers’ status. The final rule adopts the proposed rule with few changes.

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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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Workplace Insight

APRIL 19, 2023

British workers are finding their offices and places of work to be severely lacking in inspiration and innovation, according to a new poll from office design and fit-out firm Claremont. For the youngest workers, this rose to 31 percent of Generation Z.

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Employee Benefits

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The Supreme Court has upheld the earlier decision of the High Court and Court of Appeal in rejecting the claim by trade union the Independent Workers of Great Britain (IWGB), which was seeking to compel Deliveroo to recognise it for the purposes of collective bargaining on behalf of riders working in its delivery business.

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HR Lineup

AUGUST 1, 2022

It has updated talent management tools that show that all your workers are up to their task by conducting a performance appraisal analysis. The post AI in Recruitment 2022: A Definitive Guide for HR Professionals appeared first on HR Lineup. Another benefit of AI-driven technology is that it prevents disruption of your workflow.

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Higginbotham

MAY 23, 2022

To mitigate this growing cyber threat, businesses need to know the definition of spear phishing and how to defend against it. Individuals should know these red flags so they can protect their own accounts, and businesses should make sure that all workers are trained on how to avoid spear phishing. What Are Spear Phishing Attacks?

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Florida Workers' Comp

AUGUST 29, 2024

In that setting, there is a focus on the employer detriment of liability for worker’s compensation benefits, a corresponding gain for employees. Workers' compensation is a trade, a "this for that," a compendium of quid pro quo. The question can be easily answered definitively, as above, with “it depends.”

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HR Digest

JANUARY 28, 2022

A recent Washington Post-Schar School poll noted that one-third of workers under the age of 40 are now considering switching careers or changing industries since the pandemic. Workers in the hospitality, retail, and other industries hit hard by the pandemic are searching for transfer skills into high-growth industries. Reskilling.

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Bayzat

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

However, this contract doesn’t apply to private-sector workers. During this period, the worker undergoes performance screening and evaluation. UAE End-of-Service Gratuity Calculation According to UAE law, every worker is entitled to a gratuity (end-of-the-service benefits) if they worked a minimum of a year.

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Vantage Circle

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Reverse Mentoring Definition. Furthermore, the younger workers will form a formidable relationship with their team members that will bring efficiency in the workplace. It is essential because if they are not compatible, there might be a definite rift between them, creating an unwanted situation. Let’s have a look.

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Vantage Circle

MARCH 23, 2020

Finding the right tools for remote workers is easier than getting the approval for remote work! Teams and workers are becoming more agile and flexible. In fact, 70% of workers believe that having the ability to work remotely makes a job more attractive. It is definitely the gold standard when it comes to file storage.

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Florida Workers' Comp

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Every November, this organization strives to makes itself better known in the workers' compensation community. That is a fairly simple definition or mission. The worker who is hurt is the most obvious. That is who workers' compensation was designed for, employees and employers. Certainly, there are obvious impacts.

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

APRIL 16, 2023

Informal discussions with executives and professional working in workers’ compensation, prevention, and personal injury insurance, reveal widespread if informal use of these tools along with anecdotal accounts of both positive and cautionary experiences. Learning to use them appropriately is an important real-world skill. AI works with data.

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Business Management Daily

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

According to Gallup’s State of the Workplace report, 85% of workers are NOT engaged at work, which includes both in-house and remote team members. That’s because remote workers face a myriad of distractions while they’re at home during working hours. Why is that? The good news? Remain at your company for the long term.

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InterWest Insurance Services

JULY 16, 2024

OSHA said it had updated the HazCom standard “to better protect workers by improving the amount and quality of information on labels and safety data sheets and allow workers and first responders to react more quickly in an emergency.” 19, 2028 for mixtures.

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BerniePortal

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

A recently proposed rule issued by the Department of Labor (DOL) implements an “economic reality” test that helps determine the independent contractor status of a worker. The clarification is designed to bring simplicity and consistency to worker classifications. Here’s how it works.

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Florida Workers' Comp

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Something has kept me in workers’ compensation and the OJCC. First, I was surprised to meet people who are working to become part of workers’ compensation. And it is not just workers’ compensation. Also intriguing is the authors’ explanation that all of this is complicated by the definition of the word “trial.”

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Health Consultants Group

JULY 1, 2021

Are Your Remote Workers “Employees” or “Contractors”? However, with so many employees transitioning from full-time office workers to full-time or part-time remote workers, the problems have become even murkier. Considering this ongoing trend, it’s a good idea to reassess your workers’ employee status.

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cipHR

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

HR systems features: the definitive A-Z of HR technology. Payroll software – payroll software is used by organisations to calculate, manage, automate and process payments of wages or salaries to their employees and workers. From legacy HR systems to cloud-based HR software, there is a host of terminology around HR technology.

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Vantage Circle

MARCH 30, 2020

Remote workers should be using a secured wifi internet connection along with a trusted virtual private network. It found that office workers reported staying idle for about 37 minutes a day, excluding lunch and regular breaks. There is no annoying co-workers, no office politics, and no mental pressure. Reduced Stress Level.

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Bayzat

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Understanding termination of employment processes in the UAE helps employers and workers foster healthy transition relationships. Under labour laws, responsibilities and liabilities fall on workers and employers terminating employment, and ignoring these can attract legal consequences.

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HR Digest

MARCH 22, 2020

With many companies laying off their employees as a cost-cutting strategy to incur losses during the tough time, this is a definite worry among the people. This is a hard situation wherein some organizations, the employers or bosses are not allowing work-from-home or cutting salaries for absence and making it tougher for their workers.

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The Workcomp Writer

MARCH 22, 2022

In a complex case that saw the Court opine on the distinction between “judicial dictum” and “obiter dictum,” the Kansas Supreme Court held that a general contractor could be liable to the state’s Workers’ Compensation Fund as an “employer,” pursuant to K.S.A. Background. 44-532a, contending it was an “employer” liable under the statute.

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

MARCH 7, 2020

[The following is a general response to questions from students in workers’ compensation, disability management, and workplace insurance courses. While prevention, control, and treatment questions top the list, workers’ compensation questions are being raised. The law and policy will vary by specific jurisdiction].

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Workers' Compensation

JANUARY 19, 2022

The employee was therefore entitled to benefits under the Workers’ Compensation Act. Lapsley filed a complaint against defendants in the Law Division and, later, a claim for workers’ compensation benefits against the Township in the Division of Workers’ Compensation. Nunn, on the brief). 34:15-36, S771 , P.L.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

In recent years Amazon has time and again come under fire for its cutthroat management style which has created a struggle for survival among its workers. In a dramatic turn of events, the retail giant has announced it will pay frontline workers a one-time holiday bonus of up to $300. since the founding in 1994. Image: Amazon).

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Employee Benefits

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Commissioned by employee benefits provider Unum UK, the survey of more than 4,000 UK employees revealed that this is costing the economy £11 billion per year through lost productivity, and that the average unhappy, unproductive worker loses nine hours of productive time per week.

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Vantage Circle

MARCH 30, 2020

The availability expectations of the remote workers must be outlined in work from home policy. To avoid this problem, you must set standards around when and how your remote workers should be available. The policy should also specify how remote workers' productivity will be measured. Productivity measures. Response measures.

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Workers' Compensation

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Expanding the Definition of Professional Competence The second proposal involves adding a new official comment to Rule of Professional Conduct (RPC) 1.1, Gelman of Wayne, NJ, is the author of NJ Workers’ Compensation Law (West-Thomson-Reuters) and co-author of the national treatise Modern Workers’ Compensation Law (West-Thomson-Reuters).

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Vantage Circle

MARCH 30, 2020

The availability expectations of the remote workers must be outlined in work from home policy. To avoid this problem, you must set standards around when and how your remote workers should be available. The policy should also specify how remote workers' productivity will be measured. Productivity measures. Response measures.

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Florida Workers' Comp

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Challenges with causation are deeply ingrained in many states' conceptualization of workers' compensation. Some are studying simply the definition. Thus, while there is trepidation about these products and our consumption habits, definition, and comprehension might hinder even the most dedicated consumer.

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Employee Benefits

JANUARY 3, 2024

Furthermore, the government has defined what is considered normal remuneration in relation to the four weeks of statutory annual leave and has introduced rolled-up holiday pay as an alternative method to calculate holiday pay for irregular hours workers and part-year workers. weeks’ paid holiday.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 5, 2024

Leaving the restrictive shackles of hustle culture behind, Gen Z workers are choosing to take the time they need for their personal well-being, regardless of whether they have permission to do it. If there is one thing this generation of workers understands, it’s carving out their own approach to a problem.

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