Obtaining fast and effective medical treatment after suffering and occupational accident or injury is important. Receiving the improper medication can made outcomes a lot worse The FDA advises restricting fluoroquinolone antibiotic use for certain uncomplicated infections and warns about disabling side effects that can occur together.
Monday, May 16, 2016
Sunday, May 15, 2016
Will the future of workers' compensation be ADR?
As mandatory arbitration continues to be adopted in place of litigation, it remains to be be seen whether mandatory arbitration will replace costly and time consuming litigated adversarial hearings in workers' compensation. During the last two decades employers and insurance companies have fashioned contracts to include Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) proceedings to reduce costs and awards.
Monday, May 9, 2016
Announcing the WorkersCompensation.com Best Blog Designees for 2016
WorkersCompensation.com, "the original and largest regulatory and compliance information center available for the workers' compensation industry," has announced the best blog designations for 2016:
"The blogs below were all nominated by citizens of the workers' compensation community. They were judged on several criteria. In addition to objective categories such as age of blog, frequency of posting and website traffic**, they were also assessed by an independent judging panel for content quality, value and timeliness. Designated blog category was determined by people nominating the blog. In the event of multiple nominations, the category selected by the majority of nominators was used.
Elizabeth NJ contractor again exposes workers to dangerous risk of falls
OSHA finds at downtown Jersey City build site
Cajamarca Construction Corp. fined $51K after 8th failed inspection since 2009
Cajamarca Construction Corp. fined $51K after 8th failed inspection since 2009
Employer name: - Cajamarca Construction Corp., 36 Prospect Street, Apt. 2F, Elizabeth, New Jersey
Inspection site: Residential construction project at 259 Halladay St., Jersey City, New Jersey
Citations issued: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued one willful, two repeat, and one serious citations on April 28, 2016.
Inspection findings: An OSHA compliance officer opened an inspection after driving by the site and seeing employees of the siding and roofing company exposed to 28-foot falls without fall protection as they did roof work.
Sunday, May 1, 2016
US Workers Continue to be Exposed to Asbestos
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Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Privacy: Court Mandates Protective Order for Workers' Compensation Discovery
Plaintiff in mesothelioma case sought production of defendant's (Union Carbide Corp) employees' workers' compensation claim records. The corporate defendant, Union Carbide Corp) sought to restrict access and limit dissemination of the records of the workers' compensation matters sought through discovery.
Confidentiality is a two sided sword. Historically asbestos litigation had its genesis in workers' compensation claims. In this instance the Corporate Defendant sought the utilization of privacy restrictions as a defense.
Confidentiality is a two sided sword. Historically asbestos litigation had its genesis in workers' compensation claims. In this instance the Corporate Defendant sought the utilization of privacy restrictions as a defense.
Friday, April 22, 2016
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