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Florida: JCC Has No Jurisdiction to Order Reinstatement of Injured Worker's Personal Leave Account with Employer
Posted on 26 Jul 2020 by Thomas A. Robinson

A JCC's decision to deny claimant's request for temporary disability benefits on the basis that the claimant had received full pay during the period from the claimant's bank of accumulated sick time was error, held a Florida appellate court... Read More

California: WCAB Finds Section 132a Trumps a Collective Bargaining Agreement
Posted on 7 Aug 2015 by Calif. WCAB Noteworthy Panel Decisions Reporter

How the WCAB resurrected 132a in a sick leave case In Rivera v. County of Alameda , 2015 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS --, the WCAB affirmed the WCJ’s finding that the employer, the County of Alameda, violated Labor Code § 132a [ LC 132a ]... Read More

New York: Claimant Was Not Due Full Day’s Disability Pay for Weekly Half-Hour Appointment with Psychologist
Posted on 5 Sep 2014 by Larson's Spotlight

A New York court has held a worker who had established a compensable claim for an adjustment disorder with mixed depressed mood and anxiety and chronic emotional stress was nevertheless not entitled to payment for intermittent lost time for certain time... Read More

Use of Sick Leave to Attend Medical Appointments: Cal. Comp. Cases December Advanced Postings (11/19/2012)
Posted on 19 Nov 2012 by California Compensation Cases Staff

Here’s the first batch of advanced postings for the December 2012 issue of Cal. Comp. Cases. Lexis.com subscribers can link to the cases to read the complete headnotes and summaries. © Copyright 2012 LexisNexis. All rights reserved. Robin... Read More

Women on the Verge: Menopause Symptoms in the Workplace
Posted on 3 Jun 2013 by Robin E. Kobayashi

By Robin E. Kobayashi, JD, LexisNexis Legal & Professional Operations When it comes to employee wellness and costs borne by employers, studies tend to focus on the “big three”: cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes. But no... Read More

Use of Sick Leave to Attend Medical Appointments: Cal. Comp. Cases December Advanced Postings (11/19/2012)
Posted on 19 Nov 2012 by California Compensation Cases Staff

Here’s the first batch of advanced postings for the December 2012 issue of Cal. Comp. Cases. Lexis.com subscribers can link to the cases to read the complete headnotes and summaries. © Copyright 2012 LexisNexis. All rights reserved. ... Read More

NY: Senate Passes Historic Bill to Protect Domestic Workers
Posted on 2 Jun 2010 by workerscompensation.com

New York, NY (CompNewsNetwork) - The New York State Senate passed the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights (S2311D/Savino) making New York the first state in the nation to provide new standards of worker protections for more than 200,000 employees in an industry... Read More