I just completed a presentation at the Alabama Self-Insurers Association (ASIA) Summer Conference, being held in Destin, FL. Designated the “Closing Speaker” on the final day of the conference, I was essentially the only thing left between all of the attendees, and the beach. I needed to talk fast and get out. Oh, and I…
An Amazing Look at WWII Era Workplace Safety Procedures
Last night a friend emailed me a link to a blog displaying a remarkable series of photographs taken between 1940 and 1943. The blog is by a Russian photography enthusiast, and his primary interest in the photos is the format and quality, particularly considering the era in which they were taken. They were produced using…
In My Blog, Job Related Lightning Death Does Strike Twice
Last week I wrote a tongue in cheek article about why more men are killed by lightning while on the job than women. It prompted a polite and informative email from John Jensenius, a Lightning Safety Specialist at the National Weather Service, NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), providing me with a study he had…
Announcing "Hug a Public Sector Employee Day"
I received an email last week after posting my column entitled “Vetoing Public Service Presumptions in New Jersey“. In that article I discussed the veto of a bill in New Jersey that would have extended special workers’ compensation benefits to public sector employees. I also conveyed my general frustration with some of the general benefits…
@GoDaddy or No Daddy? (Or, Why Our Domain is Not for Sale)
Some of you who visited this website Friday might have been greeted with a placeholder page telling you that WorkersCompensation.com was “Being hosted free” at GoDaddy.com. That page also had a button where GoDaddy would help you buy our domain name. Some of you may be wondering how that could happen. I am wondering the…
Disability Blankets for the Thumb Sucking Masses
The only real surprise to me with this story is that it hasn't received bigger play in the workers' compensation blogosphere. The discussion may be out there, but I seem to have missed it. A study released this past week shows that recipients of federal disability checks often admit that they are capable of working…