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L&I Solicits Feedback on Workers’ Compensation Medical Network

February 29, 2012 by ·
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The Department of Labor & Industries is soliciting public feedback on draft rules for implementing parts of the workers’ compensation medical network, scheduled to launch in 2013. These rules concern injured workers’ visits to non-network providers and will spell out what L&I will pay for and who can decide to reopen a workers compensation claim. According to Beth Dupre, Assistant Director for Insurance Services, “After the network launches, injured workers can see a non-network … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Department of Labor, L&I, L&I Attorney, Worker Injury, Workers Compensation Attorney

Labor Department Cites Wal-Mart for Repeat and Serious Safety Hazards

February 23, 2012 by ·
Workplace safety

Wal-Mart rarely seems to get good press when it comes to workplace conditions or relations with its employees, and this past week was no exception. The United States Dept of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Wal-Mart Stores Inc. for a total of 24 “repeat and serious” violations of workplace safety and health standards at its supercenter store in Rochester, NY. Even more troubling, these violations show a pattern of similarity to recent citations at nine … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Employment Attorney, L&I, L&I Attorney, Worker Injury, Workers Compensation Attorney, Workplace Safety

Worker Seriously Injured by Crane; OSHA Cites Contractor for Willful and Serious Safety Violations

February 21, 2012 by ·
work injury

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently cited Florida-based Bennett Electrical Services Co. for three safety violations, including one judged to be willful, following the serious injury of an employee. In the course of an inspection begun in August based on a referral, OSHA discovered that a worker had been injured and hospitalized due to a faulty truck-mounted crane. While moving concrete-based traffic lights, the boom of the crane broke away … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Department of Labor and Industries, Independent Medical Examination, L&I Attorney, workers compensation, Workers Compensation Attorney, Workplace Accident, Workplace Safety

World War II Veteran Receives Disability Benefits After Nearly 60 Years

February 20, 2012 by ·
disability

When Leroy MacKlem lost his veterans disability compensation for an injured hip, gas cost 27 cents per gallon and Harry Truman was President. The year was 1950. He just learned, however, that he will now get all of it back. This is a case that reveals both bureaucratic incompetence on the part of the government, and unparalleled perseverance on the part of an 88-year old veteran. Last week, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it would end years of litigation and repay Mr. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Disability, Independent Medical Examination, Worker Injury, Worker Rights, workers with disabilities

Seeing Disabilities as an Asset in the Workplace

February 18, 2012 by ·
disability claim

Many people identify Berkeley with the Free Speech Movement of 1960s, but few know that Berkeley was also a central player in the disability rights movement. Berkeley’s campus is where Ed Roberts — a student with quadriplegia — emerged as an outspoken advocate of the cause. Peggy Klaus, a consultant to executives and organizations on leadership and communication, was recently invited to give a lecture for the Disabled Students’ Program at the University of California, and wrote about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Department of Labor and Industries, Disability, Employment Attorney, Employment Discrimination, L&I, L&I Attorney, Labor and Industries, Workers Compensation Attorney, workers with disabilities
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