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Menopause Dizzy
Women on the Verge
 
Menopause symptoms in the workplace
In This Issue
-MENOPAUSE SYMPTOMS
-LARSON'S ON SLIP AND FALL CASES
-NATIONAL NEWS
-STATE NEWS
-eNEWSLETTER ARCHIVES
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menopause symptoms

Menopause Hot Flash close up 2Women 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.

larson's on slip and fall

Tom Robinson thumbnailHere'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.

national news
State news

CA: DWC Posts Revised Interpreter Services Rules for 2nd 15-Day Comment Period.

CA: NAIC Report Shows Improvement for Calif. Insurers' Return on Net Worth.

CA: BART Workers Claim Lack of Workplace Safety in Underground Depos.

CA: AB 454 Prevailing Wage for Public Works Projects Passed by House.

DE: Insurance Agents Seek Representation on State WC Task Force.

IN: WCB Posts 2013 Self-Insurance Application and Guidelines.

ME: LD 235 First Responder Bill Passed by House.

MA: Governor Nominates Three Admin. Judges for Industrial Accident Board.

MI: 6th Circuit to Hear Oral Arguments 6/12 re Appeal of Dismissal of IWs' RICO Claims.

MO: Kansas City Selects Thomas McGee L.C. as Third Party Administrator.

NM: WCA Moves Into Second Phase of Electronic Filing Initative.

NY: SWCB Chair Announces Efforts to Promote Permanency Classifications.

NY: SWCB Revises Attorney/Rep Certification of Form C-3 Notice of Controversy.

NY: SWCB Seeks to Collect $72K Fine From Jim Carrey for Failure to Carry WC.

NY: Editorial Says Governor's Workers Comp Reform Proposals Stymied.

NC: Former Labor Commissioner Urges Legislature to Address Lack of WC Coverage.

NC: SB 174 Disapproving Specified Industrial Commission Rules Passed by Senate.

OH: BWC Board of Directors Approves $1B Rebate.

OR: WCD Revises Cost of Living Matrix, Vocational Assistance Fee Schedule.

OR: SB 533 Nurse Practitioner Services for Injured Workers Signed by Governor.

PA: High Court Rules Workers Comp Judges Lack Recourse for Rescinded Raises.

PA: US Steel's $3M Worker Injury Claims Cut From Explosion.

PA: BWC Seeks New Workers' Comp Self-Insurance Chief.

SD: Division of Insurance Approves 0.3 Percent Rate Increase.

TN: Governor Signs SB 833 to Address Construction Worker Misclassification.

TN: Brief Overview of Recent TN Workers Comp Reforms.

TN: LWD Announces Draft Regulations Implementing Reforms.

TX: Governor Announces New Insurance Commissioner.

UT: Labor Commission Posts Updated Corporate Directors/Officers Exclusion Form.

ENEWSLETTER ARCHIVES

ArchivesTake a deep dive into our past eNewsletters for 2013 and prior...warning - some links to articles may not work...report any linking problems to [email protected].

May 28, 2013: Union Carve Outs.

May 20, 2013: Update From the Benefits Review Board.

May 13, 2013: Killing Our Workers.

May 6, 2013: Oklahoma Opt Outs and ERISA.

Apr. 29, 2013: Arthur Larson and the Rule of Law.

Apr. 22, 2013: Proposed Tax on Workers' Comp Benefits.

Apr. 15, 2013: Legal Impairment: Legalized Marijuana in the Workplace.

Apr. 8, 2013: DBA/WHCA Procedures Clarified by Benefits Review Board.

Apr. 1, 2013: Successes and Failures of Fee Schedules.

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