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Years ago, as a young lawyer working in a narrow corner of Florida workers' compensation, I helped employers recover money from the Florida Special Disability Trust Fund. Section 440.49, Fla. Stat. This was a pre-Americans […]

Depression can descend on anyone and often involves a debilitating experience of low energy, mood swings, isolation, sadness, and a loss of interest in things once enjoyed. If you recognize any of these signs in […]

In lecturing on Constitutional law over the decades, I have persistently challenged students to remember that their rights are inherent. No one gave us our rights and thus no can casually take them away. We […]

Our hands are the ultimate tools. Think about all the things they enable us to do: operate machines and equipment, create art, grip tools and materials, punch out a text message, strum an instrument, sense […]

Injury prevention in the workplace is about more than just fall risks, ergonomic hazards, and fatigue—it’s also about the hidden factors that can lead to safety issues, lost productivity, and high turnover among employees.  Among […]

Two seemingly-unrelated new items hit my news feed – Kaiser Permanente lost over a billion dollars last quarter, and Amazon paid $3.9 billion to buy One Medical, a primary care company. Amazon is betting it can make primary care […]

President Biden signed legislation that will provide medical benefits from the Veterans Administration to service members exposed to toxic burn pits while deployed overseas in recent conflicts. The President signed the Sargent First Class Heath Robinson Honoring […]

In response to an allegation, forensic investigators use a wide range of techniques to explain and prove the specific circumstances that led to an incident or a loss. Determining whether evidence is credible often requires […]