When Anxiety and Panic Can Be An Illinois Work Comp Case

• 05/17/19
• Mike Helfand

Generally speaking, having anxiety, depression, panic, etc. is not a compensable case under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act.  You might have to work long hours or have a boss that screams a ...
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Appellate Division Voids Penalty Assessed Against Borough for Late Payment of Award

• 05/17/19
• John H. Geaney

There are few cases in the Division involving assessments of penalties against an employer for late payment of a settlement. Ramella v. Borough of Seaside Heights, A-3310-17T3 (App. Div. April 8, 2019) ...
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Is it Safe to Take Expired Medications?

• 05/17/19
• Neil Welch

We have all had it happen.  You have a splitting headache or a muscle ache, go into your bathroom for an over-the-counter (OTC) medication - only to find that it has expired.  One of the most ...
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Inadvertently Creating Delay and Making Work

• 05/17/19
• Judge David Langham

Technology is a boon. Too many reading this will have lived their entire life in a world in which word processing is ubiquitous. A fair few may well struggle to remember a time when we did not complacently ...
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And Here They Come

• 05/16/19
• The Way

IN THE LEAD The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced the post times for a series of regulations that will affect the way ...
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OSHA Consultant - Part 2- Keeping Your Cool in a Hot Zone

• 05/16/19
• Glen DuLac

Our OSHA Consultant Glen, CSP adds in another part of the Safety Metrics  –  Keeping Your Cool in a Hot Zone series Public Use License Vitalov Muratov “ As the company’s ...
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A Reversal of the Opioid Trend in California

• 05/16/19
• Leah King

In February, the California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI) published a report that had some interesting findings regarding the use of prescription drugs. With respect to utilization, ...
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21st Century Changes to Worker Health and Safety

• 05/16/19
• Safety National

At the 2019 NCCI Annual Issues Symposium, Dr John Howard, Director of the National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety, talked about emerging technology that will impact worker health and ...
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Idiopathic Fall Legislative Update

• 05/15/19
• National Workers Compensation Defense Network (NWCDN)

Legal Update by Attorney Alison StewartGovernor Reynolds has signed a bill relating to workplace idiopathic falls (SF 507). This bill has become law in response to the 2018 Iowa Supreme Court decision,Bluml ...
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