Contrary to what many would believe with the current administration, OSHA inspections for 2011 were down from 2010. Federal compliance officers conducted 40,648 inspections in 2011. […]
Employers have long utilized offers of light duty employment as effective tools to return injured employees to work and to limit the amount of temporary total […]
The Ohio General Assembly previously enacted a statute (R.C. 2315.21) requiring that civil trials involving compensatory and punitive damages in a tort claim be bifurcated upon […]
In May, Governor Kasich signed into law Substitute House Bill 93. This legislation was intended to address concerns over the sale, distribution and use of narcotics […]
As most employers know, a court appeal may be filed concerning a claimant’s right to participate in the workers’ compensation fund. Typically, the issue of initial […]
On December 15, 2011, President Obama and Labor Secretary Hilda Solis announced that the Labor Department will soon issue a proposed rule that would limit the […]
