Today's post comes from guest author Jon Rehm, from Rehm, Bennett & Moore.The Oklahoma Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the so-called “Oklahoma Option” in Vasquez v. Dillard’s was one of the biggest events in the world of workers'’ compensation. Vasquez represents a growing trend by advocates for injured workers' recognizing that workers'’ compensation is [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Roger Moore, from Rehm, Bennett & Moore.In 1991, the Social Security Administration drafted a rule that explained that controlling weight was given to medical opinions from treating sources about the nature and severity of claimants’ impairments if they are well-supported by medically acceptable clinical and laboratory diagnostic techniques and [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Charlie Domer, from The Domer Law Firm.State workers' compensation laws are facing increased scrutiny from the federal government. As reported by NPR, the U.S. Labor Department is exploring the idea of further oversight of state-run workers' compensation systems. The full Labor Department report can be found here. Traditionally, beginning [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Charlie Domer, from The Domer Law Firm. If you are a younger worker, you are more likely to get hurt on the job. That is the conclusion in a recent interesting article in Occupational Health & Safety: Protecting our Future: Young Worker Safety on the Job. The article offers theories [...]
President Barack Obama signs the "Fair Pay and Safe Workplace" executive order Today's post comes from guest author Jon Rehm, from Rehm, Bennett & Moore.A federal judge in Texas recently issued a temporary injunction against the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order. The order would have required contractors applying for federal contracts to disclose any [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Roger Moore, from Rehm, Bennett & Moore.Most of the U.S. workforce has the right, provided by the Fair Labor Standards Act, to be paid overtime for working more than 40 hours in a week. Before the federal government set rules for overtime, most employees worked longer hours, and millions [...]
Howard Berkes and Michael Grabell have been investigating the decline of workers' compensation for Pro Publica and NPR. Today's post comes from guest author Edgar Romano, from Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano.Howard Berkes and Michael Grabell have been shining a light on the deterioration of state workers' compensation benefits over the last decade. A [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Charlie Domer, from The Domer Law Firm."He'll never go back to school." "He'll never complete school." As a representative of injured workers', I hear those refrains on repeat from insurance carriers. And, guess what? It's just not true. Vocational retraining claims straddle the line between being a workers' advocate [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Jon Rehm, from Rehm, Bennett & Moore.An estimated 7 million Americans work at least two jobs. As the holidays approach, many people will take on holiday jobs as well. Getting hurt at a second job or a holiday job can also create problems at your full-time or regular job. [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Edgar Romano, from Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano.Last week was a very bad one for police officers across the country, starting with the separate police shooting of two unarmed men. These shootings – days apart in different parts of the country – sparked widespread outrage and protests [...]