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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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Virginia Commission is not Bound by Rules of Pleading or Evidence

The Workcomp Writer

In a decision not designated for publication, the Court of Appeals of Virginia held that the state’s Workers’ Compensation Commission is not bound by statutory or common law rules of pleading or evidence, nor by technical rules of practice [ Jenkins v. C & T Durham Trucking Co. 0381-22-1 , 2023 Va. LEXIS 103 (Feb. 14, 2023)]. Im , 263 Va.

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OSHA Fines NJ Container Company $437,860 for Safety and Health Violation

Workers' Compensation

A transportation company faces $437,860 in federal penalties after the U.S. is a nationwide transportation company whose principal business is leasing transportation equipment and operating tank truck washes. Dana Container Inc. Recommended Citation: Gelman, Jon L.,

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The 1979 Response and History

Florida Workers' Comp

Some might suggest that, long before the 1972 National Commission Report , American labor enjoyed significant gains in safety, compensation, protection, and bargaining power. Despite those significant, persistent, and varied employee gains in the 20th century, the 1972 Commission concluded that more was necessary, or even imperative.

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Strict Arkansas Statute Does Not Bar Recovery for Nurse’s Slip and Fall During Lunch Break

The Workcomp Writer

An Arkansas appellate court affirmed a decision by the state’s Workers’ Compensation Commission awarding benefits to a registered nurse, who worked in a supervisory position, for injuries she sustained when she tripped on a sidewalk at work, finding the Commission’s decision was supported by substantial evidence [ CHI St. Code Ann. §

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Generative AI will hollow out many middle class roles over the next decade

Workplace Insight

In the UK the most impacted jobs are (by percent of time spent on tasks that can be automated or augmented by generative AI): White Collar Jobs Medical Secretaries: -41 percent Communication Operators: -40 percent Book-Keepers, Payroll Managers and Wages Clerks: -39 percent Typists and Related Keyboard Occupations: -39 percent Financial Administrative (..)

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Split Mississippi Court Agrees Traveling Employee’s Deviation Was Sufficient to Bar Recovery on Injury Claim

The Workcomp Writer

The Commission found that the mid-week trips were “solely for the personal pleasure of the employees.” Here, while the employer specifically provided transportation to the employee to drive to and from work, the employer here prohibited employees from leaving the motels without permission.