LexisNexis has more than a dozen Expert News Sources on various aspects of labor and employment law, including contract negotiation, discrimination, family and medical leave, workers compensation, longshore issues and disability.

Doug McCoy is the author of Workers' Compensation: The Survival Guide for Business, as well as Claim Management Best Practices; Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens, HIV in the Workplace; Fraud Awareness, Americans with Disabilities; and the nationally recognized Workers Compensation Training Program.

Paul Salafia, John Dubreuil, Steven Ford, Philip Fulton, Denis Paul Juge, Edward Pitts and Ronald Weiss have all authored publications on Workers' Compensation. Salafia is author of The New Hampshire Workers' Compensation Manual and is widely recognized as one of the leading authorities on workers' compensation law. Dubreuil is the author of Florida Workers' Compensation Handbook. Ford is the co-author of Alabama Workers' Compensation Law and Handbook and is a certified mediator and co-founder of the Alabama State Bar Workers' Compensation Law Section. Juge is the author of Louisiana Workers' Compensation, the co-author of LABI/Workers' Compensation Desk Book, and has written numerous articles in the Loyola Law Review and Louisiana Law Review. Fulton is the author of Ohio Workers Compensation Law. Pitts and Weiss are the co-authors of New York Workers' Compensation Handbook.

Darrell Van Deusen is a labor and employment law expert who has authored several industry publications, including Family and Medical Leave Act and the non-discrimination chapter of Drafting the Union Contract. He is the general editor of Matthew Bender's Employment Discrimination Expediter and serves on the editorial board of the Labor and Employment Bulletin.

Thomas Fitzhugh has 27-years of experience handling longshore claims. In addition to serving as the president and principal seminar presenter of the Longshore Institute Inc., he serves as General Counsel to the Maritime Security Council, and is an adjunct professor of maritime law at Texas A&M University.

John Kawczynski is also an expert on longshore employment. He is an advisory board member of Benefits Review Board Service Longshore Reporter, and author of the article "The First 90 Days - Strategies for Reducing Your Workers' Compensation Costs under the Longshore Act," in Maritime Executive Magazine.

David Collins is LexisNexis' internal practice area expert for labor and employment, bankruptcy, and banking product lines in large law firm markets. He is responsible for the publication of Lexis Banking Bulletins and LexisNexis Hot Topics.

Norman Harned has published articles in the Kentucky Law Journal and Kentucky Bench and Bar. Peter M. Sweeny, a workers' compensation attorney for more than 27 years, is the author of Virginia Workers' Compensation Case Finder, 3rd Ed.
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