Special Master Kenneth Feinberg reflects on administering 9/11 victim compensation in a national period of anger and sorrow.

The Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act features no statutory presumption of causation for COVID-19.  Yet, infectious diseases, including COVID, were, and are, as a matter of legal causation, compensable under the law.

Workers’ compensation law is full of doctrines, some easier than others to understand. To help clarify the specifics of two particular doctrines 一 the “going and coming” rule and the “level floor” doctrine 一 Judson Pierce takes the opportunity to interview Alan S. Pierce to get a detailed look at how these two doctrines operate.

In Bruno L. Moraes v. Supreme Auto Transport, No. A-0702-20 (App. Div. June 4, 2021) the Appellate Division held in an unpublished decision that the Claim Petition was inappropriately granted without further consideration of whether Colorado law should apply with a choice of law provision in the contract between the parties.

As employers look to reconnect with their teams, Judson and Alan Pierce tackle the worker’s comp doctrine of recreational injuries.

While Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women are often referred to collectively, they are far from a monolithic group. Instead, the AANHPI population includes many groups with varying demographic profiles, histories and experiences in the U.S. Some have resided here for a century, while others have a much more recent immigrant experience. Some came to this country to attain a higher education, while others arrived as refugees with perhaps nothing but the clothes on their backs. Many live and work in California and Hawaii, while others are scattered across the nation.

The coronavirus pandemic has put a spotlight on the importance of access to mental health benefits. It also has highlighted how important it is for employers to understand and comply with the the law that applies to mental health and substance use disorder benefits.

Chartwell Law's Leslie M. Whitten, Esq. and Jason Hanford, Esq. present this informative webinar addressing the fundamentals of South Carolina workers' compensation and cover:

• South Carolina Commission jurisdiction;

• Compensability of claims;

• Defenses and bases for denial and contesting of claims;

• Disbursement of benefits;

• The workers’ compensation process; and

• Settlements.

List of Worker Fact Sheets
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To assist employees and applicants in understanding their rights under the laws OFCCP enforces, the agency has developed a series of Worker Fact Sheets. In addition to general worker rights and sex discrimination, the series includes topic-specific versions covering disability, protected veteran status, pay transparency, pregnancy, and sexual orientation and gender identity. Each fact sheet is currently available in six languages in addition to English and Spanish. 

Podcast: The filmmaker behind the documentary ‘Radium Girls’ brings to life the inspiring and tragic tale of the teenage dial painters during WWI.