According to the 2012 Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, nonmedical use of prescription drugs ranks as the second most common class of illicit drug use in the United States. After more than 10 years of debate and deliberation the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has made a ruling that provides significant changes to hydrocodone [...]
According to The Denver Post (November 14, 2012), a 2009 class action lawsuit brought by 13,521 injured workers' against Wal-Mart and its service providers settled for $8 million after a three-year fight. Colorado state law prohibits outside interference in determining medical care. The suit alleged that the defendants, including Concentra Health Services, went too far [...]
According to a recent article in The New York Times (Sept. 1, 2014), more workers' are claiming wage theft by their employers. Worker advocates assert that violations of minimum wage and overtime laws, erasure of work hours and wrongful takings of employees’ tips are increasing in volume. David Weil is the director of the federal [...]
Today's post was shared by Gelman on Workplace Injuries and comes from nypost.comFirst responders and volunteers who helped with 9/11 recovery efforts have only a month left to register for future workers'’ compensation benefits in case they fall ill.More than 20,000 people could be eligible, but they must register before Sept. 12.The registration effort is [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Charlie Domer, from The Domer Law Firm.Workers do not have many rights. It's an unfortunate mantra I recite to many of my injured worker clients. Of course, union protections exist in certain settings. Protections against discrimination and harassment exist if unlawful conduct occurs. However, in most circumstances, Wisconsin employees [...]
Today's post was shared by The Workers' Injury Law & Advocacy Group and comes from www.post-gazette.comA lawsuit settlement made public Tuesday brings to $386,000 the total paid by the state in relation to lawsuits stemming from the hazing of sex-crime inmates on the State Correctional Institution Pittsburgh’s F Block.Robert Veith, 52, of the Hill District, [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Rod Rehm, from Rehm, Bennett & Moore.Truck drivers have a remedy if fired for making a workers'’ compensation claim. A recent award of over $100,000 to a truck driver who was fired for making a workers'’ compensation claim illustrated the protection drivers have under the Surface Transportation Assistance Act [...]
The International Nutrition building. Today's post comes from guest author Rod Rehm, from Rehm, Bennett & Moore.I was going to write about a summary from the official OSHA news release and provide a compilation of web resources regarding the Jan. 20 International Nutrition building collapse in Omaha. This is relevant now because the Occupational Safety [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Thomas Domer, from The Domer Law Firm.The Kansas Supreme Court has just reversed a State Appeals Court finding that an oil field worker was not entitled to worker’s compensation benefits after he was injured while riding home from his workplace. The case is David C. Williams v. Petromark Drilling, [...]
Today's post was shared by Gelman on Workplace Injuries and comes from www.cdc.govInterim Guidance about Ebola Virus Infection for Airline Flight Crews, Cleaning Personnel, and Cargo PersonnelOverview of Ebola Virus DiseaseEbola virus disease (also known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever) is a severe, often-fatal disease caused by infection with a species of Ebola virus. Although the [...]