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Aspire Health Partners Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Behavioral Health Care Organization Refused to Hire Former Employee Due to Her Prior Workplace Injury, Federal Agency Charges - TAMPA, Fla. – Aspire Health Partners, a non-profit behavioral healthcare organization...more

Cozen O'Connor

Recent Supreme Court Decision Will Likely Affect the Taxability of Personal Injury Settlements

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On March 4, 2019, the Supreme Court issued a decision in BNSF Railway Co. v. Loos, which ostensibly was limited to the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA). However, FELA is incorporated by reference in the Jones Act,...more

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Supreme Court Holds "Compensation" for Lost Time is Taxable under the RRTA

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On March 4, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court held in BNSF Railway Co. v. Loos that a railroad’s payment to an employee for work time lost due to an on-the-job injury is taxable compensation under the Railroad Retirement Tax Act...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Supreme Court Decides BNSF Railway Co. v. Loos

On March 4, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States decided BNSF Railway Co. v. Loos, No. 17-1042, holding that a railroad’s payment to an employee for lost wages due to an on-the-job injury is taxable “compensation”...more

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

Front Pay & Back Pay: How About No Pay?

In Caterpillar Logistics Services, Inc. v. Amaya, 2016 WL 822020 (Fla. 3d DCA July 13th, 2016), Rudolph Amaya suffered an on-the-job injury to his back and knee while working at Caterpillar’s facility.  Shortly thereafter,...more

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OSHA Settlement May Point Direction on Injury Reporting Policies

Earlier this year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) signaled an intention to take employers to task for maintaining policies that required employees to immediately report workplace injuries and...more

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OSHA Issues New Electronic Recordkeeping Requirements and Creates a New Cause of Action for Employees

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has amended its recordkeeping regulation, 29 CFR Part 1904, to require many employers to submit OSHA 300 Logs, OSHA 301 forms, and OSHA 300A summaries to the agency...more

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