pub Travelers Publishes 2024 Injury Impact Report By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Travelers Cos. said a review of more than 1.2 million work comp claims from 2017 to 2021 revealed that overexertion was the most frequent cause of injury, but slips,… Full Article
pub Public School Employer Has Immunity from Civil Liability for Retaliatory Discharge Claim By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 29 May 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A Texas appellate court ruled that a public school district was immune from civil liability to a former employee on her retaliatory discharge claim. Case: Conroe Independent School District v. Osuna,… Full Article
pub Court Dismisses Dispute Over Whether Worker Qualifies as Public Safety Employee By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 23 May 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Maryland Appellate Court rejected a dispute over whether an injured worker qualified as a public safety employee due to a lack of jurisdiction. Case: Clifton T. Perkins Hospital v. Frierson, No. Full Article
pub Court Publishes Decision Upholding $1.7 Million Judgment for Misclassification By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Washington Court of Appeals has granted a motion by the Department of Labor and Industries to order the publication of a decision that upheld a $1.7 million judgment against… Full Article
pub Work Comp Matters - Free Weekly Podcast - Episode 39: Republicans & Democrats By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 28 Sep 2017 10:21:27 -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
pub 2018 Comp Laude®: Research to Action to Research: How Public Policy Research Can Inform Legislative and Market Behavior By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Nov 2018 14:19:32 -0800 Workers' compensation public policy research is thriving. Big data and next generation analytics have created new insights into all corners of the national workers' compensation system. The best research can… Full Article
pub WCA Seeks Public Comment on Judicial Reappointment By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0800 The New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration is seeking public comment regarding the reappointment of Judge Ned Fuller to a five-year term. Ned S. Fuller Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham appointed Fuller, the… Full Article
pub Bill Proposes Comp Coverage for Public School Teachers By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The first bill filed ahead of the 2025 legislative session would provide workers’ compensation benefits to Alabama’s public school teachers. Senate Bill 1, by Sen. Sam Givhan, R-Huntsville, would create the… Full Article
pub Public University Employee Can't Maintain Tort Suit for Campus Accident By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 An Ohio appellate court upheld the dismissal of a public university worker's civil suit against his employer for injuries from a fall on a campus walkway. Case: Marzan v. University of… Full Article
pub DWC Publishes Fee Schedule By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 02 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation published the state's 2024 medical fee schedule. The schedule of maximum reimbursement allowances for physician and nonhospital services takes effect Jan. 1. The fee schedule is… Full Article
pub In victory for public health, federal appeals court upholds FDA’s graphic cigarette warnings By newsroom.heart.org Published On :: Fri, 22 Mar 2024 19:33:00 GMT WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a major victory for public health, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has unanimously upheld graphic health warnings on cigarette packs and advertising required under a 2020 FDA rule. This... Full Article
pub Supreme Court decision to overturn ‘Chevron deference’ threatens to disrupt public health care system By newsroom.heart.org Published On :: Fri, 28 Jun 2024 18:42:00 GMT WASHINGTON, D.C., June 28, 2024 — Today, the Supreme Court of the United States announced its decision on the Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo case and its companion case, Relentless v. Dept. of Commerce. The majority’s opinion abolishes the rule of... Full Article
pub New CDC grants will help fortify nation’s public health system By newsroom.heart.org Published On :: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 12:00:00 GMT DALLAS, October 11, 2024 — The American Heart Association has secured awards from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for projects that will increase education and awareness of heart valve disease. The awards, totaling $8.4 million ... Full Article
pub Federal spending bill is a net positive for public health By newsroom.heart.org Published On :: Fri, 08 Mar 2024 22:00:00 GMT WASHINGTON, D.C., March 8, 2024 — The American Heart Association, the world’s leading voluntary organization focused on heart and brain health that is celebrating its centennial birthday this year, issued the following statement in response to Congress’... Full Article
pub INDONESIA Landscapes & Culture Published! By rwez.blogspot.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:37:00 +0000 More information about Rick's Photography:Photography websiteOfficial PortfolioRick's Flickr PhotostreamINDONESIALandscapes & CultureINDONESIA Landscapes & Culture is a book devoted to Indonesia and its breathtaking landscapes, the warm people, and its rich and diverse culture.Rick Wezenaar was born in 1968 in Utrecht, The Netherlands. At the early age of 11 he started with photography and has never stopped since.In 1989 he started making professional photography. One of the things Rick really likes is travelling. Especially Indonesia has caught his photographic eye. Therefore, during a 4 year 'quest', Rick has travelled the countryside, villages and cities of Indonesia, capturing its beauty and culture. A small part of all these photographs taken during those journeys have found their way into this book. We really hope the viewer will enjoy this publication of Rick's stunning and breathtaking photography!Book information: INDONESIA Landscapes & CultureISBN: 978-0-557-11430-6Publisher: LuluCopyright: (c) 2009 Rick WezenaarLanguage: EnglishPaperback, 102 pages, 8.5" x 8.5", perfect binding,white exterior paper, full color exterior ink,white interior paper, full color interior ink.This book will be carried by Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bol, Ingram, Bowker,Nielsen, and Lightning Source.Order a copy of this stunning book here !Rick Full Article book cultural culture indonesia landscape landscapes photographs photography publish published publishing
pub General Public By welovewp.com Published On :: Fri, 12 Jun 2020 17:21:56 +0000 General public is a creative agency that believes in the power of human connection. Full Article Design Agency WordPress Gallery Clean Minimal Responsive
pub NASA Celebrates Earth Day with Public Events, Online Activities By www.ecology.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Apr 2017 17:26:46 +0000 By PRNewswire-USNewswire This year, NASA will celebrate Earth Day, April 22, with a variety of live and online activities Thursday and Friday, April 20-21, to engage the public in the agency’s mission to better understand and protect our home planet. … Continue reading → Full Article ET News Parents & Teachers Earth Day Earth Day 2017 NASA
pub APWA Public Fleet Management Certificate (Virtual 2025) By www.civicinfo.bc.ca Published On :: Tue, 29 Apr 2025 15:00:00 GMT Organizer: Public Works Association of BCLocation: Online Full Article
pub PWABC's Women in Public Works 2025 (Virtual) By www.civicinfo.bc.ca Published On :: Fri, 7 Mar 2025 16:30:00 GMT Organizer: Public Works Association of BCLocation: Online Full Article
pub Creative Commons Licence For IWMW 2006 Publicity. By www.ukoln.ac.uk Published On :: A Creative Commons licence for IWMW 2006 publicity materials is now available. [2006-05-28] Full Article
pub Los Angeles Publishes ‘Model Contract’ Under Freelance Worker Protections Ordinance By www.littler.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 17:24:22 +0000 Blair C. Senesi and Jaime B. Laurent examine the City of Los Angeles’ “Model Contract” under the Freelance Worker Protections Ordinance (FWPO) and explain what it means for employers. SHRM View (Subscription required) Full Article
pub Massachusetts Attorney General Publishes Long-Anticipated Guidance on the Revised Pay Equity Law By www.littler.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Mar 2018 23:28:40 +0000 The Massachusetts Attorney General has recently published an Overview and Frequently Asked Questions (the “Overview”) regarding the amendment to the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act, set to take effect on July 1, 2018. The Overview answers many questions that employers have been asking about this wide-ranging new law. The Overview also confirms the importance of an employer self-evaluation, offering some direction on what types of evaluations are appropriate, and explaining how it could protect a company from liability under the law. The New Equal Pay Act Full Article
pub New York Sexual Harassment Laws – The City Commission Publishes Poster and Fact Sheet By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Aug 2018 01:23:58 +0000 UPDATE: This article was updated on August 15, 2018. In April 2018, New York State and New York City each adopted expansive legislation directed at educating employees about workplace sexual harassment and reducing the incidence of harassment claims, as we reported in our prior article. New Poster for NYC Employers: Full Article
pub New York City Publishes Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Video and New FAQs By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Apr 2019 19:40:24 +0000 As we have previously reported,1 New York State and New York City both enacted legislation in 2018 that require New York employers to train their employees in workplace sexual harassment prevention. The state training legislation went into effect on October 9, 2018, and the city training legislation went into effect on April 1, 2019. Full Article
pub Proposed Overtime Rule Scheduled to Be Published in May By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Jan 2023 18:04:48 +0000 Shannon Meade examines the key labor and employment regulatory actions included in the Biden administration’s long-awaited Fall 2022 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. SHRM Online View (Subscription required.) Full Article
pub An Employer’s Guide to Deciding When to Publish a Statement on Current Events By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 31 May 2022 17:16:14 +0000 Employers are under the microscope from internal and external stakeholders to weigh in on myriad social issues and current events. To publish, or not to publish in each instance? That is the question. In this brief “podcast-ette,” Alyesha Asghar Dotson highlights the self-assessment that an employer ought to engage in before pressing that publish or print button. Full Article
pub Los Angeles Publishes “Model Contract” Under Freelance Workers Protections Ordinance By www.littler.com Published On :: Fri, 30 Aug 2024 17:50:21 +0000 On August 7, 2024, the City of Los Angeles unveiled its “Model Contract” under the Freelance Workers Protections Ordinance (FWPO). This ordinance, which took effect on July 1, 2023, was designed to bolster protections for freelance workers in Los Angeles. Ensure Compliance with California Labor Code Section 2775 et seq. Full Article
pub New Compensation Disclosures for Public Companies By www.littler.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Aug 2015 17:53:59 +0000 The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted a final rule requiring publicly traded corporations to disclose, to the SEC and shareholders, the ratio of CEO compensation to the "median compensation" of the corporation's employees (except the CEO). Full Article
pub Publicly Traded Employers Will Need to Claw Back Incentive Pay from Former and Current Executive Officers By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Jan 2023 21:49:28 +0000 An SEC final rule governing clawback policies takes effect on January 27, 2023. The rule requires that national securities exchanges and associations listing securities issue new listing standards with clawback requirements, which must take effect no later than November 28, 2023. Employers with stock listed on a national security exchange will need to implement a policy that provides for the recovery of erroneous payments to current and former executive officers. Full Article
pub The Safer Federal Workforce Task Force Publishes its Federal Contractor and Subcontractor Guidance By www.littler.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Sep 2021 00:25:20 +0000 Earlier this month, President Biden released his COVID-19 Action Plan, Path Out of the Pandemic (Plan) with the stated goal of getting more people vaccinated.1 As part of the Plan, President Biden signed Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors (Order). Full Article
pub The Safer Federal Workforce Task Force Publishes Additional Federal Contractor and Subcontractor Guidance By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 03 Nov 2021 17:25:54 +0000 On September 9, 2021, President Biden signed Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors (“Order”), which directed the executive agencies to begin amending federal contracts to require federal contractors to take specific actions to combat COVID-19 and to, in turn, require covered subcontractors to take the same actions (the federal contractor COVID-19 workplace Full Article
pub FCA and PRA proposals for more intensive monitoring and public reporting of diversity are ground breaking By www.littler.com Published On :: Thu, 15 Jul 2021 19:38:47 +0000 Natasha Adom discusses proposals from the FCA, PRA and Bank of England that would require financial services firms to provide more detailed monitoring and report of diversity and inclusion. IFA Magazine View Full Article
pub Sixth Circuit Clarifies Employer’s Bargaining Obligations During Public Health Emergencies By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 09 Oct 2024 18:38:33 +0000 A recent Sixth Circuit decision provides some guidance to employers regarding bargaining obligations during exigent circumstances like the COVID-19 pandemic or other public health emergencies. In general, an employer can make unilateral decisions to address unforeseen circumstances that have a major effect on the economics of its operations, but this right is not without limits. Full Article
pub Shift Work and Tax Relief in Belgium: The New Law Introducing the ‘Variant Bis’ Has Been Published By www.littler.com Published On :: Fri, 31 May 2024 15:45:07 +0000 We recently reported on the saga that followed the Constitutional Court's ruling of February 8, 2024 on the conditions for applying the partial exemption from payment of withholding tax for employers organizing shift work (CIR/92, art. 275/5). The ruling of February 8, 2024, had given rise to fears among many employers whose successive shifts fluctuate in size that they would simply lose the tax advantage, which can represent a reduction of 10 to 15% in the wage costs associated with shift workers. Full Article
pub Denver Mandates That All Public-Sector and Certain Private-Sector Employees Be Vaccinated for COVID-19 By www.littler.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Aug 2021 14:11:27 +0000 On August 2, 2021, Denver, Colorado Mayor Michael B. Hancock announced that all city employees, as well as private-sector workers in certain “high-risk” settings, must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by September 30, 2021. After September 30, unvaccinated individuals covered by this mandate will not be permitted to work onsite or in the field. In order to meet this September 30 deadline, employees covered by this requirement must receive their final doses of the vaccine by September 15. Who is Affected by the Vaccine Mandate? Full Article
pub New York Amends Workplace Violence Prevention Law to Extend Coverage to Public Schools By www.littler.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Feb 2024 22:44:37 +0000 Since 2006, public employers in New York have been required to implement programs to prevent and minimize workplace violence.1 Public school employers, including public school districts, New York City public schools, Boards of Cooperative Education Services (BOCES), and County Vocational Education and Extension Boards, were previously exempted from the law. Full Article
pub House Republicans Warn Against College Athlete Unions By www.littler.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:34:57 +0000 While testifying at a congressional hearing, Tyler A. Sims said the potential consequences of unionizing could be damaging for athletes. Inside Higher Ed View (Subscription required.) Full Article
pub Littler Attorney Bruce Buchanan Publishes 2024 Edition of The I-9 and E-Verify Handbook By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Jun 2024 19:02:18 +0000 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 4, 2024) – Bruce Buchanan, an attorney in the Nashville office of Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has published the 2024 edition of The I-9 and E-Verify Handbook, along with co-author Greg Siskind of Siskind Susser, PC. Full Article
pub ETSI publishes a white paper on Network Transformation - Building on key technologies for 5G By www.etsi.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 09:23:58 GMT ETSI publishes a white paper on Network Transformation - Building on key technologies for 5G SDN NFV World Congress, The Hague, 14 October 2019 ETSI is proud to announce the availability of a new white paper, entitled Network Transformation: Orchestration, Network and Service Management Framework, written by several of its Industry Specification Groups’ (ISG) Chairs. These groups have released specifications on key building block technologies for next-generation networks, feeding the 3GPP 5G specifications. Read More... Full Article
pub ETSI publishes new work programme, keeping up the pace of ongoing activities By www.etsi.org Published On :: Wed, 20 Jan 2021 15:56:40 GMT ETSI publishes new work programme, keeping up the pace of ongoing activities Sophia Antipolis, 22 June 2020 ETSI is pleased to release its 2020-2021 work programme. In ETSI we are constantly exploring new ways to make the development of standards faster and more efficient. Our FORGE platform, for example, gives developers free access to open-source code produced by our members. And as we have already seen this year, the need for effective virtual collaboration between individuals and teams has never been keener. Read More... Full Article
pub ETSI 3rd SDN mWT Plugtests Report published By www.etsi.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 06:27:29 GMT ETSI 3rd SDN mWT Plugtests Report published Sophia Antipolis, 4 December 2020 The third ETSI mWT (millimetre Wave Transmission) SDN (Software Defined Network) Plugtests™ event was completed on 19 November 2020. The event report with all interoperability results is now available. Read More... Full Article
pub ETSI publishes new Work Programme By www.etsi.org Published On :: Wed, 09 Jun 2021 11:36:37 GMT ETSI publishes new Work Programme Sophia Antipolis, 9 June 2021 ETSI is pleased to release its 2021-2022 Work Programme. Read More... Full Article
pub Draft of ETSI Coordinated vulnerability disclosure guide available for public comments By www.etsi.org Published On :: Tue, 24 Aug 2021 09:07:17 GMT Draft of ETSI Coordinated vulnerability disclosure guide available for public comments Sophia Antipolis, 24 August 2021 ETSI will soon release a Guide to Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure. Before publication, it made the draft publicly available for comments. Please send your feedback by 15 September to the technical committee CYBER at cybersupport@etsi.org Read More... Full Article
pub ETSI NFV and MEC IOP Plugtests Report 2021 published By www.etsi.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 13:55:08 GMT ETSI NFV and MEC IOP Plugtests Report 2021 published Sophia Antipolis, 26 November 2021 In the context of the NFV Plugtests Programme and in order to accelerate NFV and MEC adoption and interoperability, ETSI organized the NFV&MEC IOP Plugtests 2021 event from 1 to 15 October 2021. The Report of this multi-vendor interoperability (IOP) event, held remotely, is now publicly available for download. NFV and MEC overall interoperability reached a 95% to 100% success rate. Read More... Full Article
pub ETSI publishes a white paper introducing Permissioned Distributed Ledger (PDL) By www.etsi.org Published On :: Mon, 24 Jan 2022 09:05:43 GMT ETSI publishes a white paper introducing Permissioned Distributed Ledger (PDL) Sophia Antipolis, 24 January 2022 After the release of the first specification on smart contracts on 18 January, members from the ETSI PDL group published a White Paper entitled “An Introduction of Permissioned Distributed Ledger (PDL)”. Distributed ledgers have consolidated as one of the most disruptive applications of information technology that have appeared in recent years. Their ability to store any kind of data as a consensus of replicated, shared, and synchronized digital records distributed across multiple sites, without depending on any central administrator, together with their properties regarding immutability (and therefore non-repudiation) and multi-party verifiability opens a wide range of applications. Read More... Full Article
pub ETSI publishes a new white paper on Fixed 5th generation advanced By www.etsi.org Published On :: Wed, 23 Nov 2022 09:26:28 GMT ETSI publishes a new white paper on Fixed 5th generation advanced Sophia Antipolis, 22 September 2022 Members from the ETSI Fixed 5th generation (F5G) group have just published a new white paper “F5G advanced and beyond”. This white paper describes the drivers, dimensions, and technologies of the F5G advanced and beyond. Nine key applications or industry trends are identified as key drivers for F5G Advanced. These can be grouped into two categories: those that are oriented towards services and applications, and those that are directed towards network transformation. Ultra-high-definition immersive experience services could put many new requirements on the network. Enterprises will continue their digitization and cloudification, and this is a huge opportunity for fixed networks. Read More... Full Article
pub ETSI publishes a new White Paper on Multi-access Edge Computing security By www.etsi.org Published On :: Wed, 28 Sep 2022 09:29:45 GMT ETSI publishes a new White Paper on Multi-access Edge Computing security Sophia Antipolis, 28 September 2022 Members from the ETSI Multi-Access Edge Computing group (ISG MEC) have just published a new white paper, “MEC security; Status of standards support and future evolutions". Read More... Full Article
pub ETSI and TCCA Statement to TETRA Security Algorithms Research Findings Publication on 24 July 2023 By www.etsi.org Published On :: Tue, 29 Aug 2023 07:20:04 GMT Sophia Antipolis, 24 July 2023 The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and The Critical Communications Association (TCCA) are the proud authorities and custodians of the ETSI TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio) technology standard, one of the world’s most secure and reliable radio communications standards. Read More... Full Article
pub ETSI Releases TETRA Algorithms to Public Domain, maintaining the highest security for its critical communication standard By www.etsi.org Published On :: Wed, 15 Nov 2023 09:23:53 GMT Sophia Antipolis, 14 November 2023 ETSI is happy to announce that at a meeting in October of its technical committee in charge of the TETRA standard (TCCE), a full consensus was reached to make the primitives of all TETRA Air Interface cryptographic algorithms available to the public domain. Read More... Full Article
pub ETSI SDG OSL makes publicly available its 2024Q2 Release By www.etsi.org Published On :: Mon, 29 Jul 2024 12:34:59 GMT Sophia Antipolis, 29 July 2024 We are thrilled to announce our latest official release of OpenSlice, proudly brought to you by ETSI Software Development Group OpenSlice (SDG OSL). This marks our first release under the ETSI umbrella, reflecting our commitment to excellence and innovation in the field of open-source Operations Support System (OSS) solutions. We want to keep the community’s interest on par with our highest passion and expectation to revolutionize the way Network as a Service (NaaS) is delivered, and our latest release is a testament to our dedication! With this new release, we introduce significant changes aimed at enhancing user engagement and addressing the contemporary needs of both research and industry sectors on the matter. "The latest OpenSlice 2024Q2 version is a manifest to our commitment to pave the way for modern telco-cloud requirements, seamless integration and reference implementations for 6G" - Christos Tranoris, Senior Research at UPATRAS and Chair of ETSI SDG OSL. Read More... Full Article
