Labor & Employment Law, Administrative Law, Personal Injury

Do I Need to Hire a Lawyer to Start my Social Security Disability Claim?

by Jonathan Ginsberg on 2/13/2013

Most Social Security disability claimants wait until they are denied before they hire a lawyer. Does this delay make sense? Atlanta Social Security disability attorney Jonathan Ginsberg says "yes." There is usually no...more

Do I Need a Lawyer to Start my Social Security Disability Application?

by Jonathan Ginsberg on 2/13/2013

Social Security disability claimants usually wait until their claim is denied before they hire a lawyer. Does this delay make sense? In many cases it does, says Atlanta Social Security disability attorney Jonathan Ginsberg....more

If I Win my SSDI Case, When do I Become Eligible for Medicare?

by Jonathan Ginsberg on 2/11/2013

Claimants who are approved for Social Security disability become eligible for Medicare starting at the 25th month after they first become eligible for payment of disability benefits. This 24 month waiting period combined...more

Bank Liability to Non-Customers in a Ponzi Scheme

by Timothy R. Moore | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 12/18/2012

The morning news reports flashes a report that your customer was actually a Ponzi scheme and defrauded numerous people. Of course, this is terrible news for the innocent victims, but, you ask yourself, could my bank be...more

Addressing Workplace Hazards: Law To Be Clarified By Alberta’s Highest Court

by Lindsay Mullen | Dentons on 12/17/2012

The Alberta Court of Appeal has agreed to hear an employer’s appeal of a judgment of the Court of Queen’s Bench which overturned acquittals, by a Provincial Court judge, of two charges under the Alberta Occupational Health...more

Ohio's Intentional Tort Statute Means What It Says

by Bonnie L. Kristan, Amy Ryder Wentz | Littler on 12/4/2012

On November 20, 2012, in a reversal significant for Ohio employers with workplace injuries, the Ohio Supreme Court held, in Hewitt v. L.E. Myers, that an employee's failure to use, or the employer's failure to require an...more

Labor Letter, November 2012: Name, Rank and Serial Number: What You Should And Should Not Disclose When Providing References

by James R. Holland II | Fisher & Phillips LLP on 11/13/2012

True or false: When asked to give a reference for a terminated employee, you should provide only the person's name, dates of employment and, if asked, salary level? True. Furnish just about any other information and –...more

Two-Year Statute of Limitations for Wrongful Termination Claims Under Minnesota’s Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace Act

by Manish K. Jain | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/12/2012

In September of 2012, the Minnesota Court of Appeals held in Sipe v. STS Manufacturing., Inc. et al., No. A11-2082 (Minn. Ct. App. Sept. 25, 2012), that a wrongful termination claim under the Minnesota Drug and Alcohol...more

Labor Letter - November 2012

by Fisher & Phillips LLP on 11/6/2012

In This Issue: - Preventing Off-Duty Employee Access By Reyburn Lominack and Matthew Korn (Columbia): Many employers prohibit off-duty employees from accessing the workplace. This is particularly true of employers...more

Rogers Towers: Employers: Have You Done a Background Check on Your Prospective Employees?

by Rogers Towers on 10/31/2012

It can be an employer’s nightmare. You are sitting in your office, the telephone rings and it is the police department informing you that one of your employees has just committed an intentional tort (assault and battery,...more

Employees Have a Reasonable Expectation of Privacy in Work Computers: Supreme Court of Canada

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 10/23/2012

In R. v. Cole, 2012 SCC 53 (October 19, 2012), the Supreme Court of Canada held that employees may reasonably expect privacy in the information stored on their work-issued computers — at least where personal use is permitted...more

Potential District Liability for Negligence of Supervisory Employees

by Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 10/15/2012

The California Supreme Court concluded that a public school district may be held vicariously liable for the negligence of its administrative and supervisory employees for hiring, supervising and retaining an employee who...more

INSIGHTS - Patton Boggs Safety & Health and Crisis Management Newsletter - October 2012

by Patton Boggs LLP on 10/12/2012

In This Issue: 1. Rockefeller Reintroduces Mine Reform Legislation 2. Whistleblower Protections Added to Highway Bill 3. GAO Endorses Studies Supporting Black Lung Rule 4. Demolition, Underground Construction...more

Self-Funded Plans Need to be Careful in Enforcing Subrogation Rights

by Leonard, Street and Deinard - Employee... on 9/26/2012

A recent Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals decision considered the situation of a participant covered under a self-funded ERISA plan who sustained injuries in a slip and fall accident. The plan paid health benefits for that...more

Indiana Joins the Emerging Majority Position on Uniform Trade Secrets Act Preemption of State-Law Tort Claims

by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 9/21/2012

Last month, an Indiana appellate court became the latest court to adopt the majority position on the question of whether the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA) displaces state-law tort claims said to protect information that is...more

Directors’ Liability for Safety: Not just Small-Company Directors are at Risk in Ontario

by Dentons on 9/13/2012

In an unusual development, a director of a medium-sized company has been personally found guilty and fined under the Occupational Health and Safety Act. The company’s Internet site states that its field personnel include a...more

Bar Owners Facing Wrongful Act Manslaughter Charges after Employee’s Wrong-Way Accident on Highway 401

by Dentons on 9/6/2012

Companies and their owners are increasingly considering the risk of criminal safety-related charges and fines. We have recently reported on the criminal fine against Metron Construction under the Bill C-45 amendments to...more

Labor Letter - September 2012

by Fisher & Phillips LLP on 9/5/2012

In This Issue: - When “Let’s Keep It Quiet” Is An Unfair Labor Practice By Ray Haley (Louisville): On July 30, 2012, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a bad decision for any employer that expects...more

Criminal Prosecutor Appeals $200,000 fine in Metron Construction Quadruple Fatality Case

by Dentons on 8/27/2012

The Toronto Star is reporting that Ontario’s Ministry of the Attorney General has appealed a judge’s decision that imposed a $200,000 fine against Metron Construction in the 2009 scaffold collapse in which four workers...more

Ohio Joins Handful of States that Offer Tort Liability Protections for Businesses that Hire and Employ Rehabilitated Ex-Offenders

by Littler on 8/13/2012

In enacting protections from tort liability for negligent hiring and retention claims for businesses that hire and employ rehabilitated ex-offenders, Ohio joins a handful of other states that are introducing such measures to...more

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