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The 1972 Commission Report re 1935

Florida Workers' Comp

In March 2022, I was honored to speak (briefly) at the Workers' Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) conference in Boston, see Friends, Romans, countrymen, lendme your ears (March 2022). The panel included Professor John Burton , an emeritus professor at Rutgers University and the Chair of the 1972 Commission. Sighinolfi).

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Awards and Memories

Florida Workers' Comp

We know that Ramon Malca was presented with the award. At some point, Stephen Rosen was presented with the award (in 1991 perhaps). David Parrish was presented the award, seemingly also in 1991 (though that seems unlikely, two in one year). Stephen Rissman was presented the award in 1985. Gerald Rosenthal was also.

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Top Ten Priorities for Workers’ Compensation Benefit Reforms

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

In the US, the National Commission on State Workmen’s Compensation (1972) [available at [link] ] laid bare the disparity then present across US jurisdictions and established recommendations for the minimum standards of what workers’ compensation should provide. Here are my top ten priorities.

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Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler!

Florida Workers' Comp

Nelson, of Belleville, IL There is significant geographic and practical breadth here with these speakers coming from very different workers' compensation systems and hopefully I will add a national perspective. Delays in care are increasingly lamented in workers' compensation and the issue is challenging. MODERATOR: James M.

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Workers’ Compensation Benefits for Occupational Exposure to Cellphone Radiation

Workers' Compensation

The Agence National des Fréquences [ANFR] stated that “…Apple must immediately take all measures to prevent the availability on the market of the phones concerned present in the supply chain. International Commission on the Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields (ICBE-EMF). Otherwise, it will be up to Apple to recall them.”

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What's Hot in Workers' Comp 2022?

Florida Workers' Comp

The world of workers' compensation is geographic and diverse. There is no workers' compensation "system," but at least 60 systems across the country. Some are managed by a director, other by a board or commission (a critic or two complains that some seem not to be managed at all). But, we dare not tarry.

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How to Create a Sales Compensation Plan

HR Digest

When it comes to compensation plans for sales professionals, there are certain challenges that you must overcome. Building a perfect sales compensation plan is not easy and requires a lot of effort from sales personnel. For example, if a company reaches 100% of the quota, there is a larger commission.