It is hard to believe that it has come to this point. I learned something last week that I find both amazing and appalling. Something you would not expect in a Democratic Republic. In a formerly free nation founded on Judeo-Christian principles, it is almost unfathomable. And it is something that may hold ramifications for…
Shooting T-Shirts at Asians
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…
Why Men are More Likely to be Killed by Lightning (on the Job)
I really have no directly citable evidence that more men than women are killed by lightning while on the job; rather I have a correlated argument for that assertion. As a bonus, I think I know why that is the case. A study just released shows that an overwhelming percentage of US lightning strike deaths…
Unexpected Confessions of a Medicaid Scammer
Stealing can be tough and dirty work, and dag nab it, people within the realm of that profession expect their fair due. So, what does one do, when they have partnered with another, endeavored to deceive and then have the partner fail to pay them their due? Why, the answer seems obvious. You file a…
Predicting the Future of Workers' Comp with the Obamacare Call Centers
I wish to be plainly transparent with my bias before we start. I believe The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, colloquially known as Obamacare, was poorly conceived, poorly written, shoddily legislated, and has been poorly executed to date. I predict that Obamacare will be a debacle of epic proportions, actually resulting in fewer adequately…