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Study: Disability Claims After Intermittent FMLA Indicate That Caregivers Are Finding It Hard to Cope
New data from Reed Group show that employees who go on Family and Medical Leave Act and then return to work are three times more likely to need additional time off – for themselves.
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How Long is Too Long for a Medical Leave of Absence?
If you are granting a leave to an employee as an accommodation, your best defense to a potential ADA claim is to open a dialogue with the employee about a return date, and prepare to be flexible.
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Injured Worker Entitled to Benefits for Related Mental Illness: Court
A trial court ruled that along with benefits for his physical injuries, Stephen Vowell was entitled to medical benefits for treatment of related severe depression.
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Court Rules for Ford in Retiree's Workers' Comp Dispute
… agreement. The presumption states that permanent total disability benefits shall cease at age 67 because the employee is presumed ..... petitioned to discontinue paying the permanent total disability benefits pursuant to the retirement presumption. Ford argued …
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2011 WINNER: Vision—Disability Group Inc.
… firm was getting trounced by its closest competitor in the business of helping people get their Social Security disability benefits . Disability Group couldn't raise its rates—those were set by the government—so it could not afford to hire …
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Injured Worker's Depression not Compensable Because She did not Return to Work
An Ohio woman who suffered depression because of her work-related injury can't receive temporary total disability benefits for her psychological condition because she didn't return to work, an Ohio appellate court ruled last week …
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Steelers Not Liable for Attorney Fees in Player's Workers' Comp Case
… with the Steelers. A workers' comp judge awarded disability benefits in 2010 to Iwuoma. The judge also required the ..... reads the ruling, which upholds Iwuoma's disability benefits . “It was only after he played with the Titans …
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Employers Challenge Lump-Sum Payments in Certain Comp Disability Situations
… lump-sum payments for some permanent partial disability benefits in the state. The appeal relates to a provision ..... compensation law that capped permanent partial disability benefits for claimants after March 31, 2007, and a separate …
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Suits Challenge Social Security Disability Practices
… pushing many claimants to seek disability benefits from the Social Security Administration ..... to request Social Security disability benefits and reduce the insurer’s payout ..... apply for Social Security disability benefits until it’s certain that an …
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Nissans Return-to-Work Offer Inadequate in Comp Case
… awards of permanent partial disability benefits if they are no longer employed ..... additional permanent partial disability benefits if that worker does not receive ..... also limits permanent partial disability benefits to 1.5 times an employeeâ …
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Worker Can't Sue Employer if Collecting Workers' Comp, Virginia Court Rules
… workers' comp benefits award.The employer also paid for Redifer’s medical care and paid his workers' comp disability benefits , court records state. Redifer argued that he could pursue a civil action despite receiving workers' comp benefits …
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Third-Party Carriers to Employee Benefits Plans Can Be Sued Under ERISA
… settlement with CTI, retroactively bumping her salary up to $155,000. However, when she sought to have her disability benefits adjusted to reflect the higher salary, Reliance declined and then said Cyrâ s claim file was lost, according to court …
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NFL Concussion Lawsuits May Turn on Workers' Comp Rules
… solely by provisions of the league's collective bargaining agreement. Those include workers' compensation, disability benefits and the NFL's 88 Plan, which pays for medical and custodial care of retired NFL players with dementia. While …
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U.S. Workers Short on Long-Term Disability Coverage

… disability plan, assuming that premiums were paid with after-tax dollars. By contrast, employer-paid long-term disability benefits are subject to income taxes. Mary Beth Franklin writes for InvestmentNews , a sister publication of Workforce …
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Returning Veterans Unarmed for Job Searches
… years in the service, including 16 months in Afghanistan, he was determined to get off to a good start. But his disability benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder and scholarship money did not leave him enough to support his family, and …
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Many States Contemplate How to Compensate
… obligation to pay for medical treatment of injured workers and tightening eligibility for workers' compensation disability benefits . In Montana, which has the highest workers' compensation rates in the country, costs could be reduced by more …
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President's Support of Same-Sex Marriage Puts Benefits Managers on Notice
… consider when it comes to extending coverage to same-sex partners, Smyth said. Employers must take into account disability benefits , life insurance policies, retirement plans, medical coverage and family-leave laws in the states they operate …
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Ailing Economy Hurts Return-to-Work Efforts for Injured Employees: Analysis
… incentive for employees to return to work as soon as possible—particularly when they stand to lose temporary disability benefits , the study said. Sheena Harrison writes for Business Insurance , a sister publication of Workforce Management …
