Uncategorized Legal Corner 17 Oct 201823 Sep 2018 ADA Failure to accommodate is costly for employers In Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Linda K. Atkins v. Dolgencorp L.L.C., dba Dollar General Corp., a federal appeals court affirmed a jury…
Uncategorized Things you should know 24 Sep 201815 Aug 2018 Opioid spending down but topical medications up A report by Coventry Workers Comp compared its 2017 data on managed claims, representing 77.6% of total comp prescriptions, and unmanaged claims. Overall…
Uncategorized Legal Corner 21 Sep 201815 Aug 2018 ADA Lawsuit over lifting restrictions reinstated In Victor E. Pfendler v. Liberty Dialysis-Hawaii L.L.C, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco overturned a lower court and reinstated…
Uncategorized Things you should know 6 Sep 201815 Aug 2018 Utility sector workers at higher risk of serious injuries: Study Employees in the utility sector are at higher risk for serious injuries and fatalities than workers in other industries such…
Uncategorized Legal Corner 25 Jul 201811 Nov 2018 ADA Employee with mental illness can be terminated for inappropriate conduct In Medina v. Berwyn South School District 100, N.D. Ill., a school district employer that terminated an administrative employee…
Uncategorized Things you should know 20 Jul 201827 Jun 2018 US Supreme Court upholds use of class action waivers in arbitration agreements In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that employers can force workers to use individual arbitration instead…
Uncategorized Things you should know 27 Jun 20183 Jun 2018 Workplace deaths rise and workplace violence is now the second-leading cause According to Bureau of Labor Statistics data cited in the AFL-CIO's 2018 edition of Death on the Job: The…
Uncategorized Legal Corner 22 Jun 20183 Jun 2018 ADA Multi-month leave not required in 7th Circuit states - Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a 7th Circuit decision that the ADA doesn't…
Uncategorized OSHA watch 18 Jun 20183 Jun 2018 Silica safety enforcement ramped up at construction sites Since compliance requirements took effect Sept. 23, 2017, there have been 116 alleged silica violations at companies as of April 17, a…
Uncategorized In the aftermath of an injury or death, know what to say 8 Jun 20181 Jun 2018 The collapse of a new fiberglass railing, one day after it was installed in a New York City subway tunnel, sent a 23-year-old worker to his death. The NYC Transit…
