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Authors: Ronald E. Weiss, Ronald Balter
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menopause symptoms |
Women on the Verge: Menopause Symptoms in the Workplace, by Robin E. Kobayashi, JD. When it comes to employee wellness and costs borne by employers, studies tend to focus on the "big three": cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes. But no one--well, at least in our workers' comp community--wants to talk much about menopause symptoms in the workplace. Why? Menopause symptoms are "underrecognized as a disruptive health condition" because we tend to view it as a normal part of the aging process (Kleinman, et al.). In the first study of its kind, the team of Kleinman et al. quantified the direct costs (medical, pharmacy) and indirect costs (sick leave, short and long term disability, workers' compensation, work absence, loss of work productivity, turnover rate) of menopause symptoms and the economic burden on employers. Read more. |
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larson's on slip and fall |
Here's a recap of the top cases involving slip and fall this past year, as selected by Thomas A. Robinson, JD. Tom is taking some time off. His regular Larson's Spotlight blog will return soon.
Claim for Acute Appendicitis From Fall Down Stairs. Employer police department's motion for summary judgment in connection with a claim filed by a police officer who contended she sustained injury in the form of acute appendicitis after falling down a staircase at her police station, affirmed on appeal.
Despite Close Proximity of Parking Lot to Employer's Premises, No Recovery for Slip and Fall. An employee's injury, when she slipped and fell on a patch of ice in a parking lot near her employer's premises, was not compensable.
Extended Premises Doctrine Justified Award for Slip and Fall. A registered nurse, who slipped and fell on a sidewalk that extended from a parking lot to an office building where her employer and a number of other tenants rented space, sustained a compensable injury.
Slip and Fall During Unpaid Lunch Break Sufficiently Connected to Employment. Benefits were affirmed for an employee who slipped on some ice in the building that was leased and occupied by her employer. Read more about all of these cases. |
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