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Thomas A. Robinson
over 4 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Recent Cases, News, Trends & Developments
Ohio: Worker’s Estate May Not Sue Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Re Alleged Faulty Inspections
The estate of an Ohio employee who sustained fatal injuries in an extrusion press accident may not maintain a civil action against the state’s Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (“BWC”) for its alleged negligent provision of safety...
Ted Zwayer
over 7 years ago
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E. Lynn Grayson
over 7 years ago
Environmental
Public Health and Safety
EPA Denies Request to Ban Trisclosan
EPA has denied the January 14, 2010 petition submitted by the Food & Water Watch and Beyond Pesticides to ban the antimicrobial pesticide triclosan. The petition requested that EPA take the following regulatory actions: • Federal Insecticide...
Keller and Heckman LLP
over 7 years ago
Environmental
Public Health and Safety
Senate Committee Passes Amended TSCA Reform Bill, S. 697
On April 28, 2015, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee passed an amended version of the bipartisan bill S. 697, [subscribers can access an enhanced version of this bill: lexis.com | Lexis Advance ], the “Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical...
Jenner & Block Corporate Environmental Lawyer
over 7 years ago
Environmental
Public Health and Safety
Safer Chemicals: Protecting Employees and the Earth at the Same Time
By Andi S. Kenney Chemicals, natural and synthetic, are all around us. We can’t live life without them--and we wouldn’t want to. But some chemicals are toxic to humans and the flora and fauna with which we share the earth. Replacing...
Keller and Heckman LLP
over 7 years ago
Environmental
Public Health and Safety
TSCA Reform 2015: A Tale of Two Bills
On March 10, 2015, Senators Tom Udall (D-NM), David Vitter (R-LA), and a coalition of 15 additional Democratic and Republican Senators, introduced the “Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act” (S. 697), [ enhanced version...
Foley & Lardner LLP
over 7 years ago
Environmental
Public Health and Safety
Regulation of Chemicals in Consumer Products on the Rise
In recent years, manufacturers have seen a marked increase in state regulation of chemicals in consumer products. While the regulation of hazardous and toxic chemicals in consumer products is certainly not a new concept, particularly on the federal level...
Jennifer Jordan
over 6 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Recent Cases, News, Trends & Developments
IAIABC Taking Part in Shaping the Future of Workers’ Compensation
By Jennifer C. Jordan, Esq., General Counsel, MEDVAL, LLC On April 20, 2016, the IAIABC kicked off the National Conversation on the Future of Workers’ Compensation at its Forum in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In a three hour session, questions were...
Roger Rabb
over 7 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Recent Cases, News, Trends & Developments
Occupational Safety Research: The Potentials and Hurdles of Using Workers’ Comp Data
By Roger Rabb, J.D., Special Correspondent for the LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation eNewsletter Last December at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Workers’ Compensation Leaders Research Colloquium in Washington...
LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Newsroom Staff
over 6 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Recent Cases, News, Trends & Developments
8 Myths and Facts About Workers’ Compensation (August 2016)
The LexisNexis Legal Newsroom Workers’ Compensation Law has interviewed leading experts from different segments of the workers’ compensation industry to tell us some common myths and facts about workers’ compensation. Note that the myths...
LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Newsroom Staff
over 7 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Recent Cases, News, Trends & Developments
Remote Work Policy: The Pro’s and Con’s
By Ryan Benharris, Esq. The American dream of a 40-hour work week long ago abandoned the notion that work has to be a fixated place of employment. The ever-changing face of the workforce in the U.S. sees millions of people working from home or some...
Karen C. Yotis
over 7 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Recent Cases, News, Trends & Developments
The Adversaries and Frenemies of Workers’ Compensation
Coming down on the side of a system that endures “You have enemies? Good, that means you stood up for something.” – Eminem By Karen C. Yotis, Esq. and Robin E. Kobayashi, J.D. When it comes to workers’ compensation...
Larson's Spotlight
over 6 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Recent Cases, News, Trends & Developments
Oklahoma: Intentional Tort Case May Continue Under “Substantially Certain” Rule
The Supreme Court of Oklahoma held that there were material issues of fact as to whether the decedent’s employer knew that injury or death was substantially certain to result from the task decedent and his coworkers were directed to complete and...
Karen C. Yotis
over 7 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Recent Cases, News, Trends & Developments
The Impact of OSHA Developments on Workers’ Comp: Ch-ch-changes (Turn and Face the Shame)
Warning Employers About a New Enforcement Paradigm By Karen C. Yotis, Esq., Feature Resident Columnist for the LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation eNewsletter Something’s afoot at the Occupational Safety & Health Administration, and...
Karen C. Yotis
over 7 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Recent Cases, News, Trends & Developments
ACOEM Guidance on Marijuana in the Workplace: Keeping Employers Sane Amidst the Reefer Madness
Karen C. Yotis, Esq., a Feature Resident Columnist for the LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation eNewsletter , provides insights into workplace issues and the nuts and bolts of the workers’ comp world. For a Schedule I drug with no currently...
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