County Did Not Violate ADA When It Proposed A Half-Time Office Job With Full Pay But Refused To Grant Other Accommodations Requested By Plaintiff

• 01/14/19
• National Workers Compensation Defense Network (NWCDN)

One of the most difficult issues for employers to deal with is the work injury which leaves an employee with lasting difficulties in performing job duties.  Employers encounter this frequently with ...
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Regulatory Roundup: 01.11.19

• 01/11/19
• WorkSafe Texas

Regulatory Roundup is a weekly compilation of employee wellness and safety news. You can read the full article by clicking the titles below. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration ...
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The Alabama Council of Association Workers’ Compensation Self Insurance Funds Votes “No” to Proposed Workers’ Compensation Reform Bill

• 01/11/19
• National Workers Compensation Defense Network (NWCDN)

  In November of 2017, the Alabama State Bar appointed a task force to review the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act and make recommendations for improvement.  On October 17, 2018,the task ...
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Alabama Supreme Court Addresses Intervenor Rights When Third Party Lawsuit is Dismissed Against Plaintiff

• 01/11/19
• National Workers Compensation Defense Network (NWCDN)

On January 4, 2019, the Alabama Supreme Court released its opinion in Ace American Insurance Company v. Rouse’s Enterprises, LLC d/b/a Rouses Markets wherein it reversed a trial court’s order ...
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Triennial Recalculation Issue Decided in Favor of Respondents and 2nd Injury Fund

• 01/11/19
• National Workers Compensation Defense Network (NWCDN)

The Honorable Joshua Friedman decided an issue this month that has been pending for several years regarding calculation of the Social Security Disability offsets in workers’ compensation cases for ...
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Baby It’s Cold Outside - Texas Division Issues Flurry of Monitoring Letters

• 01/11/19
• National Workers Compensation Defense Network (NWCDN)

There has been an uptick in the number of “Monitoring Letters” from Texas DWC. The issues include: failing to attend a BRC without good cause; failing to timely respond to Claimant requests ...
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The Shutdown’s impact on workers’ comp

• 01/10/19
• Joe Paduda

Almost four weeks into the Trump shutdown, it’s time to examine how this will affect workers’ comp. “…I am proud to shut down the government for border security…So I ...
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Predictions for workers’ comp in 2019 – part 2

• 01/08/19
• Joe Paduda

Continuing my predictions for workers’ comp in 2019, the first five were Wednesday. But before I do, you may want to read this on the fallacy of so-called “experts” – ...
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#PreventTheMess

• 01/08/19
• Mark Pew

I launched the concept of #CleanUpTheMess in January 2017. The mess was the over-reliance on prescription painkillers (especially opioids) to manage pain that reduced function and quality ...
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