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N.Y. Workers Comp. and Labor Market Attachment
Under New York Workers’ Comp. Law, a totally disabled claimant has no obligation to seek employment. However, a partially disabled claimant generally has an obligation to make a reasonable search for work of any kind within his or her work capacity...

NY Workers Comp and Labor Market Attachment Revisited
If you’re a partially disabled Workers’ Compensation claimant, you have an obligation to make a good faith effort to look for work within your restrictions. The purpose of this post is to share some points of advise we give our clients...

Your Workers Comp. Independent Medical Exam
Image via Wikipedia As a New York Workers’ Comp. claimant you will very likely be subjected to an Independent Medical Exam (IME). Don’t let the name fool you! There’s nothing independent about these exams...

New Blog for PA Workers Comp.
While we regularly do Pennsylvania injury cases, PA Workers’ Comp. is something we don’t do here at the Ziff Law Firm. We generally refer PA Workers’ Comp. claimants to Athens, PA Attorney Jim Carroll...

N.Y. Workers Comp. and Unemployment Benefits
You can collect unemployment (UE) benefits while on Workers’ Comp. To qualify for UE: you must demonstrate recent substantial attachment to the labor market; must be out of work through no fault of your own; and you must be ready, willing, and able to work and must be actively seeking employment...

Workers Comp and Wellness: Partners at a Distance
Bill Thorness has written an interesting article for NCCI on the relationship of wellness programs to workers comp costs. In some respects, it involves a "duh" thesis: wellness programs can significantly lower comp costs, because healthy workers are less prone to injury and, once injured, recover more quickly than their out-of-shape co-workers...

Worker's Compensation Laws Overview
Protect Workers From Injuries with plans that cover medical expenses and long-term or permanent disabilites

Workers Compensation Overview
Federal laws that cover workplace injuries

H-1B Visas
How to get professional worker's visa

Wendy's International Inc.
allegedly fired illegal immigrant employees after missing a deadline to obtain legal status.

Suspended and Fired
Town of Alton agrees to pay former police chief $10,000 wrongful termination settlement.

Music Teacher
College of the Desert agrees to $660,000 discrimination and retaliation settlement.

Police Whistleblower
Officer awarded $980,000 for whistleblower violations and retaliation.

Police Chief Whistleblower
Argentine Township agrees to pay former employee $650,000 harassment and retaliation settlement.

Whistleblower Retaliation
Frankfort to pay $500,000 settlement in employment lawsuit.