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Insurance Industry Defies Logic with Workers’ Comp Fraud Estimates
In recent months the California Department of Insurance has been trying to enlist “suspicious employers,” investigators, and “concerned co-workers” in the fight against insurance fraud by asking them...
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L&I Accepting Public Comments for New Structured Settlement Rules
The Department of Labor & Industries will host four hearings for public comment on regulations concerning structured settlement agreements for workers’ compensation claims. In 2011, the Washington...
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Worker Seriously Injured by Crane; OSHA Cites Contractor for Willful and...
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently cited Florida-based Bennett Electrical Services Co. for three safety violations, including one judged to be...
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ACLU Documents Show Widespread Use of Police Phone Tracking
At one time, tracking cell phones in law enforcement was the province of federal agents. Now, however, it has expanded to local police officials, offering a powerful and widely used surveillance tool,...
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Company Cited for Worker Death in Grain Facility
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Bartlett Grain Company with five willful safety violations and eight serious safety violations after an October...
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Coping with Stress in the Workplace
While a certain level of workplace stress is normal, excessive stress can take a dangerous toll on a workers’ health. Excessive workplace stress is often caused by a work-related injury or illness;...
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Fatigue In The Workplace: A Costly Condition
Four out of ten American workers suffer from fatigue, a problem contributing to reduced health and emotional well-being, as well as costing billions of dollars to businesses from lost productivity. The...
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Prescribing Narcotics Over Physical Therapy Adds Cost to Job Injuries, May...
L&I makes significant payments for workplace injuries each year, with the biggest amount going to employees injured in major accidents involving machinery or construction injuries. But one of...
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Death by Overwork: Is It Compensable?
Since the 1960s, labor activists and workers compensation attorneys have grown increasingly concerned about health problems in Japan resulting from long working hours. The problem became so widespread...
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How Do Third Party Claims Differ from Workers’ Compensation?
Despite the fact that state and federal regulations require employers to observe a wide variety of safety measures, thousands of workers are seriously injured or killed on the job each year. For the...
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A Bipartisan Call for Washington Workers’ Compensation Reform
A Bipartisan Call for Washington Workers’ Compensation Reform - Emery | Reddy, PLLC, Seattle L&I AttorneysIn a recent Seattle Times op-ed piece, “More changes to state workers’ compensation system...
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Worker Safety Net Under Threat in Washington State
Worker Safety Net Under Threat in Washington State - Emery | Reddy, PLLC, Seattle L&I AttorneysYesterday former Industrial Appeals Judge Wayne Lieb published an op-ed in the The Olympian titled...
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Guide Dog Service for Workers with Disabilities
Guide Dog Service for Workers with Disabilities - Emery | Reddy, PLLC, Seattle L&I AttorneysDid you know that the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) founded...
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Bellevue Square Escalator Accident Linked to Safety Maintenance Violations:...
Bellevue Square Escalator Accident Linked to Safety Maintenance Violations: L&I Investigation Report - Emery | Reddy, PLLC, Seattle L&I AttorneysAccording to results of a Department of Labor...
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Prevent Construction Injuries: L&I Workshop on May 8
Prevent Construction Injuries: L&I Workshop on May 8 - Emery | Reddy, PLLC, Seattle L&I AttorneysConstruction jobs rank among the most dangerous jobs in the U.S. Every year, thousands of...
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Oklahoma Tornado Recovery & Worker Safety
Oklahoma Tornado Recovery & Worker Safety - Emery | Reddy, PLLC, Seattle L&I AttorneysFollowing this week’s devastating tornado in Oklahoma, workers may find themselves in a number of rescue...
View ArticleDo Employers Lose Out in the Workers’ Compensation System?
Do Employers Lose Out in the Workers’ Compensation System? - Emery | Reddy, PLLC, Seattle L&I AttorneysLast month our story “Employee v. Employer: Who Gets The Shortest End of the Work Comp Stick?”...
View ArticleLeft-Handed Workers Earn Less Than Righties
Left-Handed Workers Earn Less Than Righties Emery Reddy - Emery | Reddy, PLLC, Seattle L&I Attorneys When it comes to worker pay, being right-handed gives you … well, the upper hand. Many...
View ArticleDemocrats Push for Stronger Federal Protection of Workers as States Cut...
Democrats Push for Stronger Federal Protection of Workers as States Cut Injury Benefits Emery Reddy - Emery | Reddy, PLLC, Seattle L&I AttorneysLast week, following investigative reports about...
View ArticleLeft-Handed Workers Earn Less Than Righties
Left-Handed Workers Earn Less Than Righties Emery Reddy - Emery | Reddy, PLLC, Seattle L&I Attorneys When it comes to worker pay, being right-handed gives you … well, the upper hand. Many...
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