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Governor pushing prescription for Pennsylvania

06/01/2007

Gov. Ed Rendell has been traveling the state selling his plan to make health care available and affordable for all Pennsylvanians. The plan—introduced in the House of Representatives as House Bill 700—proposes a program called Cover All Pennsylvanians (CAP) …

Use workers’ compensation policy checklist to avoid retaliation lawsuits

06/01/2007

Texas, like many states, makes it illegal to retaliate against employees who file workers’ compensation claims. To avoid such a lawsuit, make sure managers and supervisors treat injured workers fairly …

Check whether staff leasing provider is covered by Texas workers’ comp law

06/01/2007

Texas staff-leasing companies operate under the Staff Leasing Services Act. Employers who choose to use a staff leasing company can rest assured that, if the staffing firm elects to be covered by Texas’ workers’ compensation law, then so is the client company. That means that employees injured on the job can’t both collect workers’ compensation benefits and sue your organization for the same injury …

FMLA in a Nutshell: How to Comply With the Family and Medical Leave Act

05/15/2007
White Paper published by The HR Specialist, copyright 2009 ______________________ The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which became law in 1993, provides qualified employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per year for the birth or adoption of a child, for caring for a spouse or an immediate family member with a […]

Ban smoking or ban smokers? How far can you legally go?

05/15/2007

Thirty states and the District of Columbia have established “lifestyle discrimination” laws that prohibit employers from discriminating against employees or applicants based on the person’s off-duty use of tobacco or participation in other legal though controversial activities …

Early workers’ comp suspension costs 19-Month salary payout

05/01/2007

How do four days translate into 19 months? That was the math that left Reliance Electric Company, based in Greenville, S.C., scratching its head after a workers’ compensation ruling …

The claim service was great … despite no actual insurance

05/01/2007

An Alpharetta man pleaded guilty to defrauding Phoenix Fund, a Charlotte, N.C.-based self-insured group of 573 employers, by pretending to reinsure them …

Workers’ comp: Be prepared to prove that an at-Work death wasn’t work-Related

05/01/2007

If an employee dies in your workplace, take note: Under New York’s Workers’ Compensation Law, any death that occurs at work is presumed to be related to work …

Now’s the time to review insurance for company cars

05/01/2007

Safer vehicles, stricter laws and an aging population have lowered payouts on auto policies lately, enabling U.S. car insurers to cut their rates to grab the market share. Consumers and businesses are poised to benefit …

Workers’ comp trend: ‘BlackBerry thumb’ injuries

05/01/2007

Employment attorneys are warning of growing employer liability for so-called “BlackBerry thumb.” The repetitive-stress injuries to employees’ hands and thumbs result from overuse of personal digital assistants, or PDAs …