Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval has vetoed legislation that would have established a single-payer Assembly Bill 374 would have expanded a Medicare-type health care insurance plan. coverage to provide health care coverage to all Nevada residents.
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Taking Job-Driven Training to Scale
Today's post was shared by US Labor Department and comes from social.dol.gov
| Connecting the right worker with the right job is key to our vision of opportunity for all. At the Labor Department, it’s how we’re working to help more people punch their ticket to the middle class. That’s why we’re investing in proven strategies that connect ready-to-work Americans with ready-to-be-filled jobs. As part of this effort, in April, we announced the availability of funds through a new Job-Driven National Emergency Grants program to help dislocated workers who have lost a job through no fault of their own. And this week, I am very excited to announce the awards – nearly $155 million to 32 states, Puerto Rico and the Cherokee Tribal Nation – to help fund work-based training programs, like Registered Apprenticeship and on-the-job training, which have a proven record of success. That’s $155 million to give workers the chance to “learn and earn,” developing skills while earning a paycheck. With on-the-job training, employers who participate can use this funding to offset the cost of training and temporarily cover a portion of the wages for the people they hire. We know these programs work. Earlier this year, I met with Gary Locke from New Hampshire, who – after being laid off for more than a year – found a job through the state’s innovative on-the-job training program. The funds we’ve announced this week will expand programs that helped Gary to more states around the country. Nevada, for... |
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Workers Compensation Benefits Awarded for Breast Cancer
The Nevada Supreme Court has awarded workers' compensation benefits to a firefighter who alleged that her occupational exposure at work to toxic substances caused her breast cancer. The court held that there was substantial evidence that supported the finding that her exposure to known carcinogens was causally related to her breast cancer.
The injured worker was employed for the City of Las Vegas in 1992 and was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1997. She under whet treatment and lost 8 to 9 months of work. In 2004 she suffered a recurrence of the breast cancer and under when a double mastectomy and chemotherapy.
The Nevada statute defines what a "carcinogen" is based upon the definition of the International Agency for Research on Cancer [IARC] or the National Toxicology Program [NTP]. The former firefighter alleged that she was exposed to benzene, a know carcinogen. One of her expert witnesses, Dr. James Melius, testified that, "Several studies have found occupational exposure to benzene to be associated with breast cancer risk in both males and females."
Also her treating physician causally related her medical condition to her occupational exposure to carcinogens. He advised her to cease work as a firefighter.
City of Las Vegas v. Lawson, No. 53900, 126 Nev. Adv. Op. 52, 2010 WL 542282 (Nev. 2010) Decided December 30, 2010.
The injured worker was employed for the City of Las Vegas in 1992 and was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1997. She under whet treatment and lost 8 to 9 months of work. In 2004 she suffered a recurrence of the breast cancer and under when a double mastectomy and chemotherapy.
The Nevada statute defines what a "carcinogen" is based upon the definition of the International Agency for Research on Cancer [IARC] or the National Toxicology Program [NTP]. The former firefighter alleged that she was exposed to benzene, a know carcinogen. One of her expert witnesses, Dr. James Melius, testified that, "Several studies have found occupational exposure to benzene to be associated with breast cancer risk in both males and females."
Also her treating physician causally related her medical condition to her occupational exposure to carcinogens. He advised her to cease work as a firefighter.
City of Las Vegas v. Lawson, No. 53900, 126 Nev. Adv. Op. 52, 2010 WL 542282 (Nev. 2010) Decided December 30, 2010.
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