Friday, March 2, 2012

BP and plaintiffs reach Gulf oil spill settlement

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The Associated Press: BP, plaintiffs reach Gulf oil spill settlement : "BP PLC and a committee representing plaintiffs suing over the 2...

COPD: The 3rd Leading Cause of Death

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Image via Wikipedia A large number of disabled workers suffer from Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (COPD). This compensable workers' ...

Falling Asleep On The Job: Insufficient Sleep Is A Compensable Condition

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National Sleep Awareness Week — March 5–11, 2012 During March 5–11, 2012, National Sleep Awareness Week will be observed in the United Stat...
Thursday, March 1, 2012

US Supreme Court Rules State Mesothelioma Claim Preempted By Federal Locomotive Statute

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The US Supreme Court ruled yesterday in Kurns v. Railroad Friction Products Corp. that a claim can not be brought under state law  for eithe...
Tuesday, February 28, 2012

EPA Approves New Jersey’s List of Polluted Water Bodies; Sewage Pollution Continues to be a Major Problem in New Jersey

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Passaic River (c) 2012 Jon Gelman The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved the 2010 list of waters in New Jersey that are c...

Workers Compensation Law 2012 Now Shipping

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Highlights Include: Electronic Discovery s.22.33 Medicare Conditional Payments 29.32 and 29.33 Jon L. Gelman's 2012 supplement to th...

The Compensabilty of Death By Overwork

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Late in the 1970s, serious social concern over health problems due to long working hours has arisen in Japan. This report briefly summarize...