An article published this week reveals that some educators are now beginning to see what HR professionals have recognized for several years. It seems that “empty praise” and meaningless accolades may not actually produce an intelligent human being after all. For probably the better part of two decades the education mindset in this nation has…
Arkansas Denies Injured Worker Change of Physician Despite Death of Current One
Lauren Eason's Doctor is dead. Permanently horizontal. Assumed room temperature. Checked into that big waiting room in the sky. Still, despite this apparently minor complication, the State of Arkansas says she cannot have a new doctor. She must, apparently, stick with the dead guy. And you thought your health plan sucked….. The problem, it appears,…
Protecting Porn Workers Part II: Watch Where You Point That Thing
(Warning: This article discusses a sensitive topic and contains content that some may find offensive.) The underlying premise was a serious one: a move was underway to protect workers from bio-hazards in the workplace. The fact that it is in an industry that one never normally thinks of from a workers' compensation perspective is what…
10 Myths and Facts About Workers’ Compensation
The LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Community and the award-winning blog Work Comp Roundup have teamed up to present some common myths and facts about workers' compensation. Published yesterday, the article contains conributions from 10 different industry professionals, and is an interesting cross section of views about important topics in workers’ comp. I was honored to…