wit Injured Worker May Not Set Aside Settlement With Employer By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a worker was not entitled to set aside the workers’ compensation settlement she reached with her employer. Case: Clarius v. Rite Aid Corp. (WCAB),… Full Article
wit Court Upholds $15.5 Million Verdict for Worker With Electric Shock Injuries By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700 Pennsylvania’s Superior Court upheld a jury’s $15.5 million award to a worker for his electric shock injuries. Case: Feldman v. CP Acquisitions 25 LP, No. 501 EDA 2023, 09/12/2024, published. Facts: The… Full Article
wit Worker Can't Proceed With Civil Suit Against Statutory Employer By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A Missouri appellate court ruled that a worker could not proceed with a civil suit against a company that qualified as his statutory employer. Case: Montgomery v. Coreslab Structures (Missouri) Inc.,… Full Article
wit Employer Can Schedule 2nd IME With New Doctor but Must Prove Reasonableness By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 02 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Idaho Supreme Court ruled that an employer is not required to use only one physician to evaluate a discrete injury, but it has the burden of proving the reasonableness of… Full Article
wit Subcontractor Can't Demand Payment for Work Done Without Comp Coverage By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A California appellate court ruled that a subcontractor on a construction project was not entitled to pursue payment for its work because it failed to maintain workers’ compensation coverage. Case: American Building Innovation LP… Full Article
wit Vocational School Owner Charged With Fraud By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The California Department of Insurance announced that the owner of a private vocational school was charged with 11 felonies for allegedly submitting fraudulent bills to work comp carriers and failing… Full Article
wit Report: Man Accused of Selling Insurance Without License By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The owner of a Georgia tax preparation business was charged with 23 counts of insurance fraud and two counts of deceptive practices for allegedly selling workers’ compensation insurance without being… Full Article
wit Worker With Traumatic Brain Injury Entitled to Inpatient Residential Care By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld an award of inpatient residential care at an assisted living facility for a worker with a traumatic brain injury. Case: Rockingham County School Board v. Full Article
wit Supreme Court Upholds Award for Janitor Infected With Legionnaires' Disease By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award of benefits for a janitor who contracted Legionnaires’ disease. Case: Scottish Rite Bodies of Charleston v. Weese, No. 22-0427, 06/10/2024, published. Facts: Thomas W. Weese worked… Full Article
wit No Benefits for Worker With Alleged Injuries From Assisting Colleague in Emergency By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for injuries allegedly suffered while assisting a colleague having a medical emergency. Case: Hollandsworth v. Workforce West… Full Article
wit No Benefits for Worker With Inconsistent Accounts of Accident, Delay in Reporting Injury By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a denial of benefits to a worker for an alleged back injury. Case: Cecil v. Pepsi-Cola Metropolitan Bottling Co., No. 24-ICA-53, 07/30/2024, unpublished. Facts:… Full Article
wit Supreme Court Upholds PPD Award for Worker With Ankle Injury By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 30 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award for an additional 22% permanent partial disability to a worker for her ankle injury. Case: Butler v. D&D Quality Care Inc., No. 23-147, 08/01/2024,… Full Article
wit Court Upholds 1% PPD Award for Worker With Knee Injury By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700 West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a 1% permanent partial disability award for a worker’s knee injury. Case: Sesco v. Brooks Run South Mining LLC, No. 24-ICA-138, 09/04/2024, unpublished. Facts: Granville… Full Article
wit Widow of Worker With Leukemia Gets Award of Death Benefits By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700 West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to the widow of a worker suffering from chronic myelomonocytic leukemia before contracting COVID-19 and dying. Case: PPG Industries Inc. Full Article
wit Friendship-Based Employment Can Fall Within Scope of Comp System By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Alaska Supreme Court ruled that employment based on friendship does not automatically fall outside the scope of the state workers’ compensation law. Samuel Amos, David Tidwell and Travis Plambeck all… Full Article
wit DOL Announces $164,814 Settlement With Poultry Facility Over Fatal Accident By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The U.S. Department of Labor announced that it settled with a Mississippi poultry facility, requiring the company to pay $164,814 in fines and implement enhanced safety measures to protect workers from… Full Article
wit Carrier Can't Void Employer's Policy or Proceed With Breach-of-Contract Claim By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A federal appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier could not void a policy based on an employer’s misrepresentation, nor could it maintain a breach-of-contract claim against a marketing agent for failing to… Full Article
wit Conversations With Your Client: Hypothetical Case Studies By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Jul 2016 08:37:03 -0700 In a series of hypothetical case studies, this program will reveal the inner workings of the claims handling and litigation process through a didactic dialogue from an attorney's intake of… Full Article
wit Work Comp Matters - Free Weekly Podcast - Episode 40: Hanging With Fazio By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Oct 2017 10:27:10 -0700 "Work Comp Matters" - the central location for all your workers' compensation, employment and labor law matters. Steve Appell hosts this weekly podcast from sunny southern California - presenting some… Full Article
wit Work Comp Matters - Free Weekly Podcast - Episode 69: Getting Stoned with Hilary Bricken By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 03 May 2018 16:37:38 -0700 "Work Comp Matters" - the central location for all your workers' compensation, employment and labor law matters. Steve Appell hosts this weekly podcast from sunny southern California - presenting some… Full Article
wit Judicial Tips for Litigation Developments - A Day with the Judges By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Apr 2018 12:05:12 -0700 Top Tips for Prepping Your Case for Trial Nailing the Doctor’s deposition Bullet Proving Your Medical Evidence Secrets Everyone Needs to Know About How to Accurately Rate PD WC Litigation Pitfalls and Pratfalls in… Full Article
wit Work Comp Matters - Free Weekly Podcast - Episode 76: Mediation with Barbara Thompson By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Jun 2018 08:46:52 -0700 "Work Comp Matters" - the central location for all your workers' compensation, employment and labor law matters. Steve Appell hosts this weekly podcast from sunny southern California - presenting some… Full Article
wit Work Comp Matters - SPECIAL: Retirement with Don Tobin By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Jul 2018 11:20:44 -0700 "Work Comp Matters" - the central location for all your workers' compensation, employment and labor law matters. Steve Appell hosts this weekly podcast from sunny southern California - presenting some… Full Article
wit Work Comp Matters - Free Weekly Podcast - Episode 78: Structured Settlements with Mike Burton By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Jul 2018 16:43:10 -0700 "Work Comp Matters" - the central location for all your workers' compensation, employment and labor law matters. Steve Appell hosts this weekly podcast from sunny southern California - presenting some… Full Article
wit Work Comp Matters - Free Weekly Podcast - Episode Episode 82: Vocational Rehabilitation with Laura Wilson By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Aug 2018 08:41:57 -0700 Laura Wilson is on everybody's top five list of vocational rehabilitation expert's. This week on Work Comp matters she talks to Steve about her career in California Worker's Compensation. … Full Article
wit Work Comp Matters - Free Weekly Podcast - Episode 84: 30th Congressional District with Mark Reed By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Aug 2018 10:09:53 -0700 Mark Reed is the pragmatic candidate for the 30th US Congressional District. In this edition of Work Comp matters Steve and the guys talk to Mark about the homeless, a… Full Article
wit Work Comp Matters - Free Weekly Podcast - Episode 88: Interview with Laura Wilson By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Sep 2018 13:54:49 -0700 Once again Laura Wilson joins the round table to talk to the guys about vocational rehabilitation, IMR, Home Ownership, the Gig Economy and other issues of interest to employees, employers,… Full Article
wit Work Comp Matters - Episode 92: With Daniel Brin By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Sun, 28 Oct 2018 16:48:26 -0700 In this edition of Work Comp Matters, Daniel Brin joined Steve and Mike to talk about the Dodgers, the homeless, and all the other issues of the week concerning employees,… Full Article
wit Litigation Methods for Attorneys - with the CA. Bay Area Judges By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Jun 2018 15:04:59 -0700 Discussion will include: Roadmap for Prepping Your Case for Trial, Common Discovery Mistakes and How Not to Make Them, Ex Parte Issues that Can Tank your Case, Don’t Let Psych… Full Article
wit Court Tosses Jury's TTD Award as Inconsistent With Finding of No Causal Causation By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0800 The Appellate Court of Maryland ruled that a jury’s award of temporary total disability benefits was inconsistent with its finding that a worker’s hip condition was not related to her… Full Article
wit Worker With Long History of Ailments Entitled to Temporary Disability Benefits By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Utah Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker with a long history of health issues was entitled to temporary disability benefits for a closed period after an… Full Article
wit Department Can Order Reimbursement of Witness Fees By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled that the state's Workers’ Compensation Division has the authority to order reimbursement of an employee’s reasonably incurred medical expert witness fees. Case: Leal v. State ex… Full Article
wit Court Overturns VSSR Award for Worker With Chemical Burns By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0700 An Ohio appellate court issued a limited writ of mandamus overturning an enhanced award of benefits against a borrowing employer for a worker’s chemical burns. Case: State ex rel. Liberty Steel… Full Article
wit Court Didn't Abuse Discretion in Denying Sanctions Without Hearing By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A trial court did not abuse its discretion by denying a post-dismissal motion for sanctions without first holding a hearing, an Ohio appellate court ruled. Michael Shields worked as a mechanic… Full Article
wit No PTD for Worker With Residual Work Capacity By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 An Ohio appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for permanent total disability benefits, finding that she had some residual work capacity. Case: Lee v. Industrial Commission, No. 22AP-446,… Full Article
wit Supreme Court Upholds Award for Worker With Back Injury, Psychological Condition By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Kentucky Supreme Court upheld an award of benefits for a worker for a back injury with psychological overlay. Case: Laboratory Corporation of America v. Smith, No. 2023-SC-0479-WC, 08/22/2024, published. Facts: Hunter… Full Article
wit Court Upholds Award for Worker With Cumulative Trauma Back Injury By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits for a worker with a cumulative trauma back injury. Case: Martin Marietta Materials Inc. v. Stamper, No. 2024-CA-0727-WC, 08/23/2024, unpublished. Facts: James Stamper… Full Article
wit Construction Labor Contractors Charged With Fraud By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 Federal prosecutors in Florida announced that five people were indicted on fraud charges for an alleged labor contracting scheme that was structured to avoid payroll taxes and comp coverage. The U.S. Full Article
wit Supreme Court Reinstates PTD Award for Worker With Back Injury By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The South Carolina Supreme Court reinstated an award of permanent total disability benefits for a worker who lost the use of his back, despite the low impairment ratings he had received. Case: Paulino… Full Article
wit Adults with congenital heart disease faced higher risk of abnormal heart rhythms By newsroom.heart.org Published On :: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 09:00:00 GMT Research Highlights: Almost 1 in 5 adults with congenital heart disease living in Israel had or developed an abnormal heart rhythm over five years. Adults with congenital heart disease who developed an irregular heart rhythm in the heart’s upper... Full Article
wit Palliative care beneficial to manage symptoms, improve quality of life for people with CVD By newsroom.heart.org Published On :: Mon, 01 Jul 2024 09:00:00 GMT Statement Highlights: Palliative medication management focuses on providing relief from symptoms and enhancing quality of life for people with cardiovascular disease throughout the various stages of the disease. Decisions about initiating, adjusting... Full Article
wit Analysis found weight-loss surgery may help people with obesity manage high blood pressure By newsroom.heart.org Published On :: Thu, 05 Sep 2024 13:00:00 GMT Research Highlights: In an analysis of 18 randomized clinical trials, people with obesity and high blood pressure who underwent bariatric (weight-loss) surgery were almost three times more likely to achieve blood pressure remission, defined as... Full Article
wit Happy with your life? Research links contentment with fewer heart attacks and strokes By newsroom.heart.org Published On :: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 09:00:00 GMT Research Highlights: People who are satisfied with their lives or feel contentment or well-being may be less likely to develop heart disease and stroke than their unsatisfied counterparts. The analysis of health records for more than 120,000 adults... Full Article
wit Playful Indulgences with Adobe Pixel Blender for Photoshop By niels-henriksen.blogspot.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:48:00 +0000 Sometimes I just find I have a need to play. Not the sand lot type, even though that might be fun, but more along the lines of creativity with my artworks. With painting I can just slop the wonderful colors around and see what happens but clean-up is more effort. But with photography it's not always as easy. I could throw my camera up in the air with a timed shutter and see what happens, but I am afraid of dropping it and then seeing a lot on money becoming dust on the ground with a broken camera. Digital editing allows me that freedom and the only cost is my time. Definitely less risky. I came across a video that shows the use of an Adobe Labs plug-in for Photoshop CS 4&5 called Pixel Bender. Being also a painter I was more interested in the oil painting effects as demonstrated with the image I 'bent' below. I may take this further as I will need to get rid of those bright white objects at the top of frame to make this image useful. The above image was run once in pixel bender to give texture in the parrot, but I found that the remaining detail was all too much the same and still too fine in detail for the background. I masked out the parrot, used the blending too to see if this would help. Not much, so I ran pixel bender again on several iterations on just the background to get the final image above. I didn’t realize until later that the smudging of texture actually added to the larger texture in pixel bender. One again for above image I ran pixel bender to get the effect for the chairs and table and then playing around with iterations on just the background and with the smudging tool to get a less contrasty detail here.In trying to use other images to see how they worked it became apparent that for it to work well there should be sufficient detail and contrast in image for it to produce better results. I also noticed that image size from 800 to 4,000 pixels each had different effects. The largest brush size was 15 pixels and with the large images the effects became smaller. The 2 photos of the fall scene are identical except for image resolution. The above was 1,000 pixels wide and below was 4,000+ wide It's easy to see the difference in effects. For the smaller image I even had tor reduce the brush size so as not to over-dominate the bending effect. From the experiments, or is it playing around, I noticed that when areas were smudged in linear or curved arches it increased the detail effects to make them larger as in the parrot's background and with the same fall scene but with smudging on the trees in image below. These may not be exactly to your taste but if you are digitally creating painting-type images then by combining different effects for areas within the photograph, a more pleasing painting effect can be created. It is important for any effect type that there be variation in texture detail, size and contrast, like a real painting to create harmony and vision flow within the image. The most important aspect is to create images that you like and not for others and that you have fun doing this. While I was playing around I completely lost track of time which for me is a sign that my creative juices are really flowing and I'm exploring new avenues. Please send me some links if you have any digital creations that were just fun and you enjoyed the outcome. Niels Henriksen Full Article creativity PhotoShop software
wit Fine Art Print - 'Fire Within' By niels-henriksen.blogspot.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 18:59:00 +0000 Peonies provide wonderful opportunities for close-up photography with their delicate streamer like petals. Almost like flags waving in the breeze. There was a soft warm glow within the centre of the flowers which may either be due pollen tinting or the stronger blue sky light on the outer petal tips when adjusted to more neutral whiter of the petal, causing the inner parts to become warmer with temperature adjustments. Either way, I focused on this yellowish-orange color cast as the dominante part of the image, with its strong contrast found here. Since one primary color is the yellowish-orange I then ensured that the darker greyer background petal had a slight blue hue to act as a compliment with the yellow. The Sugar Cane paper has a warm tone to further enhance the yellowish-orange tones. Print Details Hahnemuhle ‘Sugar Cane’ Fine Art PaperWeight: 300 gsmPaper size:13”x19”Image Size 11” x 14″Print Series No. 1,Prints made 5 Availability 5 Special price only for readers of My camera World $100. This price is only available until 5:00pm EST Friday, 21 September, 2012 Shipping world wide $20.00 via regular mail. Contact for price request if faster delivery is required. Send email request to Niels Henriksen Artworks Niels Henriksen Full Article Close-up fine art Flowers
wit The American Heart Association joins consortium with full support for a new American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine By newsroom.heart.org Published On :: Mon, 30 Oct 2023 15:37:00 GMT DALLAS, Monday, October 30, 2023 – The national Board of Directors of the American Heart Association last week voted to provide full support to the House of Cardiology’s consortium proposal to create a new American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine... Full Article
wit Heart disease could hit up to 28 years sooner for people with CKM syndrome By newsroom.heart.org Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 12:30:00 GMT Research Highlights: Scientists conducted a simulation study to estimate the impact of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk prediction. The study found that adults with chronic kidney disease would have ... Full Article
wit MESA heart disease risk score worked well with or without race included By newsroom.heart.org Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 13:00:00 GMT Research Highlights: A version of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) heart disease risk score that did not include race predicted heart disease risk just as well as the original version that includes race. The original MESA risk score, ... Full Article
wit Updated guidance reaffirms CPR with breaths essential for cardiac arrest following drowning By newsroom.heart.org Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 10:00:00 GMT Updated Guideline Highlights: The American Heart Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics update recommendations for untrained lay rescuers and trained rescuers resuscitating adults and children who have drowned. One important update is the ... Full Article
wit Early detection, intensive treatment critical for high-risk patients with Kawasaki Disease By newsroom.heart.org Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 10:00:00 GMT .. Full Article
