Employers Struggle With Leave of Absence Issues

• 04/17/19
• Chriss Swaney

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Balancing the various paid leave of absence laws can make for confusing scenarios at organizations seeking to accommodate their workers. There is, of course, ...
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Kids of Fallen Workers to Benefit from Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits

• 04/17/19
• Nancy Grover

Miami, FL (WorkersCompensation.com)  - The largest wine and spirits distributor in North America has done something no other company of its kind ever has; it held a fundraiser for Kids’ Chance of ...
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Workers' Comp Fund For Drivers Used For Lobbyist, Political Contributions

• 04/16/19
• Liz Carey

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – A fund set up to pay for injuries to for-hire drivers is being used to pay for board meetings, entertainment, political contributions and lobbyists, a report ...
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Experts Offer Strategies for Best Outcomes of Upper Limb Amputees

• 04/16/19
• Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - Catastrophic claims are among the most challenging and expensive in the workers’ compensation system. A worker’s entire life can change in an instant, ...
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Electrical Companies Hit With Huge Fines For Using Unlicensed, Unpermitted Workers

• 04/16/19
• Toni M. Sutton

Tumwater, WA (WorkersComepensation.com)-A Minnesota-based company and quite a few of its subcontractors find themselves in trouble with the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I). ...
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Gig Economy IPOs

• 04/15/19
• Bruce Burk

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - With the prevalence of the gig economy sweeping across the nation, naturally the companies behind these freelance businesses would eventually seek to be listed on a ...
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OSHA Recordkeeping Requirements Could Have A Big Impact On Employers

• 04/15/19
• F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – OSHA’s new recordkeeping standards under changes to 2 9 CFR Part 1904  could have a potential impact for employers, especially in regards to how OSHA ...
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Pro Wrestlers Seeking Employee Status Get Hope from Newly Formed Organization

• 04/15/19
• Toni Sutton-Deangelico

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - The topic of workers’ compensation for athletes can be quite interesting; going from fascinating to equal parts dangerous and hazy when you consider that many ...
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Tennessee Undocumented Worker Case Not Necessarily Clear Cut

• 04/12/19
• F.J. Thomas

Nashville, TN (WorkersCompensation.com) – A recent case heard by the Tennessee Supreme Court highlights some complexities of the law regarding undocumented workers. In the case Salvador Sandoval V Mark ...
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