It is worthwhile to remember the past periodically. George Santayana is credited with the now famous quote "those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." That has been paraphrased ...
Read More Statistics are fascinating. Statistics are often the subject of quips and criticism. Disraeli said "there are three types of lies — lies, damn lies, and statistics." Twain said that "facts are stubborn ...
Read More The Maryland Court of Appeals recently rendered an interesting decision in Beavers Construction v. Wagstaff, No 1977 (March 1, 2018).
Mr. Wagstaff was hired to work at a rate of $18.95 per ...
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Folk singer Woody Guthrie had a song in which he described how he would package himself and "mail himself to you." It is cute set of lyrics from ages ago (1962). He describes his hope that "when ...
Read More High dollar workers’ compensation claims are rare, but they can be extremely costly and have a significant impact on an employer’s workers’ compensation costs. The rarity of these claims ...
Read More It was a slam dunk case: Chipotle senior managers had it all on tape: on December 29, 2014, there was Jeanette Ortiz, general manager for the Mexican Grill near the Fresno State campus, crouching in front of ...
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What is it like to be a low-wage immigrant worker in the US and suffer a work injury? Whether legal or illegal, modestly educated in a formal sense but with well-honed practical skills and resolve, this ...
Read More Florida has a fairly stringent set of requirements for specificity in a workers' compensation petition. Those requirements are sometimes a complication in specific instances. Recently, a registered user ...
Read More I recently came across a story about a federal judge in Miami. The issue is totally unrelated to workers' compensation, but it involves judicial behavior. It is noteworthy for several reasons. It all arose ...
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