This article by Timothy W. Emery, Esq., a partner with Emery Reddy, PLLC, Attorneys at Law. Washington Labor and Industries is in the process of overhauling its website, www.lni.wa.gov. The revisions to the Washington L&I website are the result of user feedback collected over a significant period of time, as well as the efforts of L&I website designers. The new look improves the homepage, streamlines navigation and uses space more efficiently. The new Washington … [Read more...]
Low-Wage Workers’ Rights Regularly Violated
November 20, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
This article by Timothy W. Emery, Esq., a partner with Emery Reddy, PLLC, Attorneys at Law. Low-wage employees are often denied appropriate overtime pay and paid less than the minimum wage, according to a recent study based on a survey of employees in Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York. Researchers for this study, entitled “Broken Laws, Unprotected Workers,” found that 68 percent of the interviewed workers had experienced one or more pay-related violation in the previous work week. The … [Read more...]
Employers Pressure Workers – “Don’t Report Your Injury!”
November 17, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
This article by Timothy W. Emery, Esq., a partner with Emery Reddy, PLLC, Attorneys at Law. www.emeryeddy.com A new and alarming report by the auditing arm of Congress, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), states that many employers do not report workplace injuries and illnesses. Employers, concerned with losing contracts and increases to their workers' compensation and L&I costs, are increasingly concealing workplace injuries or pressuring employees not to report … [Read more...]
New Jersey Law Journal – Workers’ Compensation System: A Poster Child for Health Care Reform
November 16, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
This article by Patrick B. Reddy, Esq., a partner with Emery Reddy, PLLC, Attorneys at Law. Lost in the debate over health care re-form, amidst the question of whether a public option will bankrupt the government, aggressive nationwide “tea parties,” and even the question of how healthcare reform should involve tort reform, is the abyss of the federal and state workers’ compensation systems. Has the president or any member of congress from either party considered the impact workers’ … [Read more...]
