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Making the Workplace Safer for Teens with Summer Jobs

May 15, 2013 by · Leave a Comment
teen jobs

Washington Governor Jay Inslee has designated May as Safe Jobs for Youth Month in anticipation of the coming summer jobs season, when many teens seek full and part time employment. While a number of teens simply feel lucky to get a job, the Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) is reminding Washington youth, as well as parents and employers, that the number one priority needs to providing a safe workplace, and minimizing job injuries and accidents. In a statement released earlier … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Labor and Industries, Work Injury, Workers Compensation Attorney, Workplace Safety

Employers Worry About Workplace Obesity in U.S.

May 9, 2013 by ·
obesity

While employers across the country are taking measures to address obesity in the workplace, much work remains to be done, and businesses need additional tools and resources, especially among small and mid-size organizations. These findings were reported following a survey of more than 500 businesses conducted by the National Business Coalition on Health (NBCH) and the National Safety Council (NSC). The study was undertaken to better understand the employer attitudes and needs regarding obesity … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Disability, Independent Medical Examination, Labor and Industries, Rejected L&I Claim, Third party injury, Workers Compensation Attorney

Employment Benefits of Being Out of Touch

March 13, 2013 by ·
Workers “take a break” in a Manhattan park.

Most of us today feel too tethered to our smart-phones and computers. We feel obligated to constantly check e-mails, texts, Facebook and other networks, fretting about the remote possibility of a personal or professional emergency that occurred in the last 15 minutes that cannot be ignored. Yet most people also seem to wish they could be less connected to their electronic gadgetry – in short, more “out of touch”.  Deep down we know that life would proceed without catastrophe if we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Labor and Industries, Third party injury, work injury law, Workers compensation Lawyer

Worker Safety Net Under Threat in Washington State

March 8, 2013 by · Leave a Comment
Workers compensation

Yesterday former Industrial Appeals Judge Wayne Lieb published an op-ed in the The Olympian titled "Republicans Attacking an Important Safety Net."  His article is reprinted in full below. March 07, 2013 Wayne Lieb is a former Industrial Appeals Judge and currently an attorney in Olympia, with more than 25 years of experience specializing in workers’ compensation law. As a former Industrial Appeals judge and as an attorney with more than 25 years of experience specializing in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: L&I Washington State, Labor and Industries, Worker Injury, workers compensation

Working While Sick, Managing Third Party Claims

December 27, 2012 by ·
sick worker

Over 40 million American workers receive no paid sick leave. These individuals must work when ill or take unpaid days off, which can cause financial hardship, and, sometimes, dismissal. As a recent editorial in the New York Times argues, “the best way to address this workplace and public health problem is with a national law requiring businesses to provide paid sick leave — a normal benefit for workers in at least 145 countries.” Sick Leave Since it doesn't seem likely that Washington … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Independent Medical Examination, Labor and Industries, Occupational Illness, Third party claim, work injury law, Workers compensation Lawyer
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