Industry Insights
| Fire the Smokers! Tax the Fat? | 08/25/2009 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Jon CoppelmanBack in December of 2006 we blogged the story of Scott Rodrigues, a new hire of the Scotts lawn care company, who was fired after failing a drug test. No news here, perhaps, except that the drug in his system, nicotine is perfectly legal. Scott's is self-insured...Read More | |||
| Farm Safety is Important | 07/23/2009 | ||
| By: Julie Ferguson | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Julie FergusonEarlier this year, legendary baseball great Mark Fidrych died while working on his farm in Northboro, Mass. He was working underneath his truck when his clothing became entangled in a power takeoff (PTO) shaft. PTOs are used to transfer power from tractors or trucks to o...Read More | |||
| Forward This Mail; Industry People Moves | 06/30/2009 | ||
| State: Natl. | Segment: | 0 | |||
| Forward This Mail; Industry People Moves is our regularly anchored column highlighting moves by people in our industry. Please check back often as we will post changes when we learn of them. If you would like to be highlighted in a career move please let us know! ...Read More | |||
| Fed Ct. Fights Wacky WC Claim, Unions Fight Non-Union Operators | 04/14/2009 | ||
| By: Eugene F. Keefe | |||
| State: IL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Eugene F. KeefeSynopsis: Federal appeals court knocks out wacky work claim for non-disabling exposure to noxious gas. Editors comment: The Seventh Circuit Appellate Court certainly can write lengthy, detailed, thorough, comprehensive, exhaustive and exhausting opinion...Read More | |||
| Fla. Legislature May Give Choice of Doctors to Injured Workers | 09/09/2008 | ||
| State: FL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Randy ZeldinThere is ongoing talk that the Florida Legislature will meet in special session in January 2009, to consider changes to the existing workers' compensation laws.The Workers' Compensation Section of the Florida Bar has met with Chief Financial Officer Ale...Read More | |||
| Fla. Legislative and Regulatory Update | 05/13/2008 | ||
| By: McConnaughhay, Duffy, Coonrod, Pope & Weaver | |||
| State: FL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By McConnaughhay, Duffy, Coonrod, Pope & WeaverThe Florida Legislature concluded the 2008 regular session without making any substantial changes in the workers’ compensation system.Lawmakers addressed only four issues, including one proposal sought by the Division o...Read More | |||
| Florida Legislative and Regulatory Update | 04/02/2008 | ||
| By: McConnaughhay, Duffy, Coonrod, Pope & Weaver | |||
| State: FL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By McConnaughhay, Duffy, Coonrod, Pope & WeaverThe Florida legislature is moving forward with a number of workers’ compensation bills that address several administrative and technical changes to Chapter 440, Florida Statute.The sole legislative recommendation submit...Read More | |||
| Florida's Giant Double Feature | 03/27/2008 | ||
| State: FL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By George KaganMiller, Kagan, Rodriguez and Silver (MKRS)One big case (false identity "fraud”) and one huge case: (costs assessed against non prevailing parties -- every non-prevailing party -- every time: i.e., claimant beware!) ...Read More | |||
| Fla. Aggressive in Enforcing the Law | 02/20/2008 | ||
| By: McConnaughhay, Duffy, Coonrod, Pope & Weaver | |||
| State: FL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By McConnaughhay, Duffy, Coonrod, Pope & WeaverThe Bureau of Workers' Compensation Claims' and Bureau of Compliance's annual report continues to show that the bureaus are taking an aggressive approach to enforcing the law.The bureaus’ activities resulted...Read More | |||
| Fla. Supreme Court limits ways cases can be barred by 'impact rule.' | 11/06/2007 | ||
| State: FL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By David A. McCranieIn Willis v. Gami Golden Glades, LLC. and Florida Department of Corrections v. Abril, both decided by 4-3 majorities on 10/18/2007, the Florida Supreme Court limited the circumstances under which a plaintiff's recovery for psychological injuries in a...Read More | |||
