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21 Financial Events and Trends During 2021

Money Talk

Between December 11 and 31, I have been tweeting about 21 key financial events that took place during 2021 using the hashtag #21MoneyTrends2021. Income and Jobs- An unprecedented 1 in 4 American workers quit jobs in 2021 as people re-evaluated work requirements, personal values, career options, and work-life balance.

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The 1972 Commission Report re 1935

Florida Workers' Comp

I have, there and elsewhere, noted some people's captivation by and reverence for the Report of the (1972) National Commission on State Workmen's Compensation Laws. The panel included Professor John Burton , an emeritus professor at Rutgers University and the Chair of the 1972 Commission. State Industrial Commission , 94 Okl.

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SC Appellate Court Chides Commission for Summarily Dismissing Appeal

The Workcomp Writer

Group , 2021 S.C. Here, the commission had failed to articulate how, or even whether, it had used its discretion in coming to its decision to dismiss the appeal. A single commissioner denied Hartford’s motion, and Hartford appealed to the full commission. Hartford Fin. LEXIS 154 (Dec. Background. Hartford appealed. Good Cause.

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SC High Court Stresses that with Discretionary Issues Commission Must Actually Use Discretion

The Workcomp Writer

After setting the claim, Proffitt filed a Form 61 “Attorney Fee Petition” with the commission seeking approval of his contingent attorney’s fee in the amount of $36,633.33, along with costs in the amount of $5,134.10. Proffitt sought commission review of the order. He apologized to the commission for the delay. 67-705(H)(4).

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Four Trump-Era Bias Policies Stymied by Biden in 2021

McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

Throughout US President Joe Biden’s first year in office, the Biden administration reversed numerous Trump-era policies, including those concerning the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, federal contractors, wage data and LGBTQ bias.

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Sweeping Ban on Non-Compete Clauses Proposed by Federal Trade Commission

Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) proposed an expansive new rule which would impose a near-complete ban on the use of noncompetes (the “Proposed Rule”) by employers. The FTC’s notice of the Proposed Rule is the first step in the rulemaking process.

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Diligence, Efficiency, and Promptness

Florida Workers' Comp

Judges in Florida are subject to a process of discipline that includes the Judicial Qualifications Commission or JQC. Complaints can be lodged there and the Commission is charged with investigation and recommendation. The Commission investigation revealed "dozens of cases and significant delays in rulings and orders."