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Recently, in Been Robbed (June 2022), I noted some avenues of dissatisfaction with the strictures of the common workday. Although labor has lobbied and pressured for various accommodations in the past, such as the eight hour work […]

Testing is one of the most important layers of protection that employers and employees have against COVID-19. The US Equal Opportunity Commission [EEOC] has now placed a restriction on COVID testing for employers limiting to […]

Grabbing breakfast on-the-go, rushing to catch public transportation, or getting stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic in order to work the traditional 9-to-5 is no longer the standard for many in the workforce in Australia and around […]

Stress, anxiety, and depression are among the most prevalent mental health issues for injured workers. We look at how these issues can render a seemingly straightforward claim nearly unmanageable, resulting in poor outcomes and exorbitant […]

Do we believe in evolution? Are we products of the environment that surrounds us? Darwin believed. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) recently reported that anthropologists have concluded that "around 100 generations ago, our ancestors had brains that […]

In an interesting development to watch, on June 28, 2022, the Delaware State Senate passed Delaware Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 127 entitled “Encouraging the Delaware Judiciary to Study Transparency in Third-Party Litigation Funding.”[1] This resolution, in which the […]

Employees in industrial settings are usually familiar with obvious hazards, like chemicals or machinery, but may forget the ergonomic dangers associated with the physical demands of their jobs. These four tips can be key in […]

Necessity has proved to be the mother of invention when it comes to adopting alternative work models. What many employers originally anticipated to be a brief sojourn into flexible work is now going on two-plus […]