From Bob's Cluttered Desk

Today we are launching the first of two surveys exploring the access and use of social media within the workers' compensation industry. We ask all workers' compensation professionals to take just a few minutes to complete this brief questionnaire. This initial survey is short, and will be followed up in coming weeks with a more…

An Ohio teacher who has a phobia of children is suing the school district that employed her for discrimination by not accommodating her disability. I could just stop here. There is really nothing more outlandish that I could conjure up. However, I just can’t help myself….. The teacher has taught Spanish and French in a…

I don't mean to mislead you. This article is far more about conference call “Don'ts” than it is “Do's”. In fact, when we boil it down, there is only one “Do”. But what is the fun in that? We all know the really good stuff resides in the “Don'ts”. So here goes. I was speaking…

I wrote recently that I do not often plug our services or products in this blog.  With that in mind I need to ask your indulgence just this once, as I am going to slightly bend that rule. This is going to be a big week for us in the realm of Social Media. In…

I have no idea what this guy does for a living. Perhaps he is a Whale Feces Researcher.  Or a Fat Farm Fold Inspector. An Elephant vasectomist. Joe Biden's teleprompter operator. Whatever it is, it must be nasty and thankless, as the gentlemen I refer to tried to commit suicide twice in a single commute…

David Depaolo published an article this morning in his blog discussing “Job Satisfaction and Ability”, where he competently proselytizes his belief that high job satisfaction often equates to fewer disability issues. As he puts it, “happy employees result in much less ‘disability'.” It is a good article, and I don't argue with him, as we…

On Friday the Nebraska Supreme Court upheld a lower court decision awarding up to $2 million in benefits to an illegal alien who used falsified documents to obtain the job in which he was ultimately injured. The Mexican born, spanish speaking worker, whose foot was crushed by a forklift at a pork processing plant, must…

Last September I wrote about a stripper who was denied workers comp after being wounded by gunfire in the “Boom Boom Room” of a South Carolina strip club where she was performing. That article generated much discussion on LinkedIn regarding job hazards strippers face and the safety equipment that they should be required to use…

A decision last week from a Cuyahoga County, Ohio judge could mean more than 270,000 Ohio employers are due restitution for overpayment of workers' compensation premiums to the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation. The class action suit representing mostly smaller employers in the state had sought $1.3 Billion dollars in premium returns and interest, although…

From November 2011 through September 2012 I lost 50 pounds, taking my waistline from a size 44 to a size 38. I plateaued in November, but have maintained my new weight thus far. This year my goal means I have 25 pounds to go. I will see a 36 waistline before the year is out! …