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Figuring Out FMLA Leave Time Requires Some Decent Math Skills
Figuring Out FMLA Leave Time Requires Some Decent Math Skills

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Employees covered by the federal Family Medical Leave Act are entitled to 12 weeks of leave per year, or 26 weeks in the case of military caregiving. Figuring out exactly how […]
Participatory Ergonomic Interventions Save $$ for Childcare Employers, Study Hints
Participatory Ergonomic Interventions Save $$ for Childcare Employers, Study Hints

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Employers seeking a cost-effective way to reduce musculoskeletal pain among their employees may want to consider participatory ergonomic interventions. A new study suggests organizations might save money through programs designed to […]
Orthopedic Surgeon Charged with Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances
Orthopedic Surgeon Charged with Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Around 2.7 million adults aged 55 or older are planning an earlier retirement due to the pandemic according to a Bloomberg report early last year. In England, at least 23 percent […]
What Do You Think: Could County Assessor Perform Job Remotely for COVID-19?
What Do You Think: Could County Assessor Perform Job Remotely for COVID-19?

The past two years have changed how people think about work and where it gets done. But not all jobs can be done remotely, and as a federal court recently had to decide, what makes […]
Delta Asks Justice Department to Put Unruly Passengers on 'No Fly' List
Delta Asks Justice Department to Put Unruly Passengers on 'No Fly' List

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – Delta’s CEO, Ed Bastain, asked the U.S. Department of Justice to create a “no fly” list for unruly passengers.  In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, Bastian asked for […]
School District Can't Take UC Credit for Teacher's CARES Act Payments
School District Can't Take UC Credit for Teacher's CARES Act Payments

Harrisburg, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – When state law permits an employer that is paying workers’ compensation benefits to offset those payments with a credit for unemployment benefits the worker receives, what happens when a new, pandemic-related […]
Legal Expert on California COVID-19 Rule: 'It’s Wonky, it's Weird, It Doesn't Make Sense to Me'
Legal Expert on California COVID-19 Rule: 'It’s Wonky, it's Weird, It Doesn't Make Sense to Me'

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompenstion.com) – California employers trying to adhere to the latest workplace mandates may be confused, to say the least. There are rules about isolation and quarantine, what constitutes acceptable tests and masks, exclusion […]
New Report Shows 77% of Surgeons are Named in Lawsuits
New Report Shows 77% of Surgeons are Named in Lawsuits

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Over half of practicing physicians have been involved in a lawsuit, and among surgeons that percentage is even higher. According to the latest Medscape survey, Surgeon Malpractice Report 2021, 77 percent […]

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