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03/26/2010
Q: My injured employee’s doctor has released her to return to work. Other than scheduling her and welcoming her back, what do I need to do?
A: Immediately call her and tell her the date and time that you expect her to return. Send her a friendly, formal notice—in writing—that specifies that date and time. Keep a copy of the letter in her employee file, and forward copies to the Board and your insurance carrier...Continue reading or leave comment
03/23/2010
According to the customer service representative at the New York State Workers' Compensation Board, employers' attorneys are not authorized to speak to the Board about their claims. That's right. Even when the Board has placed the wrong insurance carrier on notice, established a claim against that carrier, authorized treatment under a policy that never existed, and possibly even made awards...Continue reading or leave comment
02/24/2010
Workers' Compensation Insurance is Effectively No-Fault Insurance
Similar to no-fault automobile insurance law, the New York workers’ compensation law (“WCL”) theoretically seeks to resolve work-related injuries and occupational diseases outside of the courts...Continue reading or leave comment
02/18/2010
Meet Erin Cronican, Founder of The Actors' Enterprise
Erin Cronican I met Erin several years ago through the FCW Society. She is the primary reason I got back into Entertainment and Sports Law, and she inspired my workshops and educational tools entitled "The Actor as a Sole Proprietor: You're a Business. Act Like One.(TM)"...Continue reading or leave comment
12/02/2009
Divorce Only Transforms the Marriage Relationship
“Marriage dissolution in the social sense, like marriage itself, is often a gradual process of transformation of status.” – Mary Ann Glendon, The Transformation of Family Law: State, Law and Family in the United States and Western Europe...Continue reading or leave comment
