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Summer Safety Tips Soaring temperatures, busy travel times and the potential for strong storms and wildfires are some of the unique hazards businesses can face in the summertime. 1. Keep outdoor workers hydrated by providing plenty […]

“Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.” – Pat Riley “On occasion we need to make a second effort – and a third effort, and a fourth effort, and as many […]

OSHA finds employers failed to ensure safe respirator use while testing hundreds daily.  A Central New Jersey medical facility and temporary staffing agency failed to ensure the safety and health of nurses giving flu shots […]

In a major development on the Medicaid compliance front, the United States Supreme Court (“Court”) in Gallardo v. Marstiller, 2022 WL 1914096 (U.S. June 6, 2022), held, in part, that the Medicaid Act’s anti-lien provision did […]

We have written before about the misaligned incentives often found in workers’ compensation. I have referred to it as “treating injured workers for fun and profit,” reflecting situations where actions and processes are applied that may not […]

The news has been covering the challenges of COVID-19 vaccination. There has been significant disagreement among populations regarding whether to receive the vaccination, whether to force it upon those who have thus far persistently declined […]

In yet another interesting example of judicial interpretation, the California Court of Appeal has concluded that bees are fish. How could we miss a headline like that? Of all sources, it showed up in my […]

 posted on the slaughter of kids and Black Americans a couple weeks ago; David Vittoria, Carisk’s Chief Behavioral Health Officer sent this in as a comment  – it is well worth your time. (lightly edited; highlights are mine. Carisk […]