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Summer 2024 Legislative Outlook in Workers Compensation

Join HIRMA/WorkCompCentral for a one-hour webinar as we explore the Summer 2024 Legislative Outlook in Workers Compensation. This webinar aims to provide participants with a understanding of the legislative changes…




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Court Clarifies Standard for Compensability of Injuries From Idiopathic Falls

The Utah Court of Appeals ruled that a worker can receive benefits for injuries she sustained from an idiopathic fall while she was working — if the injuries were made more…




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Supreme Court Says Traveling Worker Suffered Compensable Fall While Souvenir Shopping

The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that a traveling worker was entitled to benefits for her injuries from a fall while leaving her hotel to go souvenir shopping. Kimminee Costello worked for…




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High Court: No Compensation for Jouster Injured at Renaissance Festival

The Louisiana Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal of a decision finding that a man injured while jousting was excluded from the state's workers' compensation system. On Tuesday, a 6-1…




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Google Images Licensable Badge: Everything Photographers Need to Know

Image piracy is a real issue that affects all photographers who publish their work online. Having to deal with issues such as image theft is a source of frustration for many. Thankfully, Google Images licensable badge ushers in new opportunities for photographers to capture referrals and sales directly from Google Images searchers. For years, the […]




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Can Data Solve Employers' Compensation Headache?

Zev Eigen comments on the value of data in making decisions on compensation.

HR Dive

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Puerto Rico Governor Amends Workers’ Compensation Act to Provide Reduction of Employee Premiums for Safe Workplaces

On August 8, 2023, the Governor of Puerto Rico signed into law Act No. 85-2023, effective immediately. The statute amends Puerto Rico’s Workers’ Compensation Act by further incentivizing safe workplaces.




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Massachusetts Revises Its Workers’ Compensation Notice Requirement

Stephen T. Melnick discusses the Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents (DIA)’s revised workers’ compensation notice for employees, which Massachusetts employers will start using Sept. 16, 2024.

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2024 Kansas City Regional Employer Conference




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Historic ruling on compensation for gender discrimination

Ole Kristian Olsby and Nina Elisabeth Thjømøe explain Norway’s new Anti-discrimination Tribunal.

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The Contractual Basis of Incentive Compensation Re-Emphasized: Restricted Stock in Lieu of Cash Wages Can Be Forfeited By Resignation in California

In Schachter v. Citigroup, Inc.,1 the California Supreme Court rejected claims that an incentive plan that conditioned the earning of restricted stock based on continued service was unlawful where the employee voluntarily elected to participate in the plan, and the employee quit before the date on which the incentive was earned. The plan was lawful even though the incentive plan was funded from wages that the employee would have otherwise received in cash.




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Executive Compensation and the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) (the "Act"), which is intended "to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system" and "to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive financial services practices, and for other purposes." While the Act is directed at the financial system, it incorporates broad executive compensation provisions that apply beyond the financial services industry.




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Mandatory Shareholder Approval of Executive Compensation: SEC Releases Final Rules on "Say on Pay"

The recently enacted Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ("Dodd-Frank") mandates, for publicly traded companies, shareholder advisory votes on compensation packages provided to top executives and on "golden parachute" packages payable in connection with corporate transactions.




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SEC Issues Proposed Rules Regarding Incentive-Based Compensation Arrangements for Certain Financial Institutions

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released proposed rules on March 2, 2011, in connection with provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act that prohibit "covered financial institutions" from providing incentive-based compensation that encourages inappropriate risks, by providing either excessive compensation or incentives that could lead to material financial loss to the institution.




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IRS Proposed Regulations Clarify Certain Equity Compensation Rules Under IRC Section 162(m)

Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") generally limits the deductibility of compensation paid by a publicly traded corporation to its top executive officers (the "covered employees") to $1 million annually (the "Million Dollar Cap"). However, this limit will not apply to certain amounts that qualify as "performance-based compensation." Compensation attributable to stock options, stock appreciation rights ("SARs") and restricted stock grants may qualify as performance-based compensation if they meet certain requirements.




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Compensation Landmines: Examining Commission Plans, Bonuses and Employment Agreements




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Financial Services Roundtable: Update on Compensation Trends in the Financial Services Industry




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New Compensation Disclosures for Public Companies

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).




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Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Issues on Termination of Employment




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IRS Issues Proposed Regulations Under Code Section 457 Affecting Deferred Compensation Plans of Tax-Exempt Organizations

The Internal Revenue Service recently issued proposed regulations under Section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) that prescribe rules regarding deferred compensation plans sponsored by state and local governments and tax-exempt organizations.  These regulations relate primarily to the taxes imposed (under Code Section 457(f)) on the organization at the time the individual’s right to compensation vests, without regard to actual time of payment. 




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Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits - Mexico

Monica Schiaffino contributed an overview of the primary sources of law that govern or affect executive compensation arrangements or employee benefits in Mexico.

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Ontario, Canada: What Is an Employee’s Entitlement to Incentive Plan Compensation during the Notice Period?

Updates: On November 12, 2020, in James Anthony Manastersky v.




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Employee Benefit and Executive Compensation Provisions in the CARES Act

Enacted on Friday, March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (H.R. 748, the “CARES Act” or the “Act”) is intended to stimulate the U.S. economy in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The CARES Act contains a number of provisions relating to employee benefits and executive compensation, which are summarized below.

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Reopening and Rehiring During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Critical Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Considerations

As many employers are on the way to normalizing their business practices and re-engaging their employees, they should not overlook the many potential pitfalls in the administration of their retirement, health and welfare plans and their executive compensation arrangements. The risks of missteps are high, and include loss of tax-qualification of retirement plans, penalty taxes in connection with the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) employer mandate rules, other IRS penalties, employee lawsuits and Department of Labor enforcement actions.




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Why Employers Shouldn't Forget About Executive Compensation




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Is it a good idea to link DE&I objectives to executive compensation?




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OFCCP Revises Compensation Analysis Directive But Leaves Questions About Documentation Created Under Attorney-Client Privilege

On August 18, 2022, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a revised version of its Directive 2022-01 - Advancing Pay Equity Through Compensation Analysis, which was originally issued on March 15, 2022.




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Informe de políticas alimentarias mundiales 2023: Repensar las respuestas a las crisis alimentarias: Sinopsis

En 2022, el mundo se enfrentó a múltiples crisis. Continuaron las perturbaciones de los sistemas alimentarios debidas a la prolongada pandemia de COVID-19, las grandes catástrofes naturales, los disturbios civiles y la inestabilidad política, así como los crecientes efectos del cambio climático, mientras la guerra entre Rusia y Ucrania y la inflación agravaban una crisis mundial de alimentos y fertilizantes.




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Aster and the accidental magic / story and script, Thom Pico ; story and art, Karensac ; translated by Anne and Owen Smith.

"A fun, action-packed fantasy adventure about a girl, her dog, and magic gone wrong! Quiet … birds … nature … . That's what Aster expects when her parents move their whole family to the middle of nowhere. It's just her (status: super-bored), her mom and dad (status: busy with science), her brother (status: has other plans), and … magic? In her new home, Aster meets a mysterious old woman with a herd of dogs who gives her a canine companion of her own. But when she and her dog Buzz are adventuring in the forest, they run into a trickster spirit who gives Aster three wishes. After wishing for the ability to understand and talk to her dog, she becomes only able to talk in dog language … and the trouble she gets into is just starting. Maybe the middle of nowhere will be more interesting than Aster thought."




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Aster and the mixed up magic / story and script, Thom Pico ; story and art, Karensac ; [translated by Anne and Owen Smith].

"Magic turned Aster's life upside-down— and it's not over! Get ready for more family, more fun, and even more magic in this graphic novel adventure. Moving to the middle of nowhere has been less of a disaster than Aster expected. Her mom's science experiments are actually pretty cool; her dad's cooking has gotten much better; her new dog is possibly the best canine companion anyone could ask for. And she's gotten to save the day— and her family— and the whole valley she lives in— from various magical calamities in what even she has to admit were extremely fun adventures. So now she can have a break, right? Guess what? Oh no; things get even more interesting." -- Description provided by publisher.




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Nothing Left Unsaid

Jackie Miller and her son, Scott Miller, always shared everything with each other, even if it was hard. Scott knew his mother wanted to live life on her own terms, but he wasn't prepared for how she wanted to end it.

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Canada Should Remove Mexico from Refugee ‘Safe’ List - New report highlights how Mexico remains unsafe, particularly for people affected by HIV

New report highlights how Mexico remains unsafe, particularly for people affected by HIVToronto, ON – Canada should remove Mexico from its refugee ‘safe’ list because of the country’s serious human rights abuses, the University of Toronto’s International Human Rights Program (IHRP) said in a new report released today. Failure to do so could place Canada in […]




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The Moth Podcast: Kansas City

On this episode, to celebrate our inaugural Kansas City StorySLAMs, we're featuring two stories from KC. 

If hearing the energy of the crowd (take it from everyone who was there, the show was super fun!) has got you hankering to attend a Kansas City StorySLAM, just go to themoth.org/kansascity for tickets and dates. And if you want to attend a StorySLAM in your area, just go to themoth.org/events and hit StorySLAMs in the dropdown menu.

This episode was hosted by Chloe Salmon.

Storytellers:

Glenn North learns a hard lesson involving a dirtbike.

Sue Marie Moreno helps found a nurturing community




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Breaking the MRP Insanity Trap: Jerry Wright on Lean Systems and Supply Chain Transformation

Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #518 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Jerry Wright, author of the new book The Insanity Trap: What Your MRP Consultant Won't Tell You. Jerry M. Wright, PE, MBA, is an accomplished operations executive and teaching professional with over 39 years of experience in the manufacturing and service sectors.  His extensive career spans various industries, including aerospace, consumer goods, healthcare, medical […]

The post Breaking the MRP Insanity Trap: Jerry Wright on Lean Systems and Supply Chain Transformation by Mark Graban appeared first at Lean Blog.




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Cnano Technology USA Selects Kansas City Region for North American Headquarters

International manufacturer of electric vehicle components plans to invest $94.7 million in a 333,000-square-foot facility in New Century, Kansas.




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Bell To Keep Fuselage Production For Army’s FLRAA In Kansas

Bell [TXT] said on Wednesday it will keep production of the fuselage for the Army’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) in Wichita, Kansas, after taking on the assembly work […]




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Jan 12 - Kansai English Language Teaching Convention

LTP (Language Teaching Professionals). January 12 (Sun), 9:00-18:00 in Osaka. A wide variety of speakers. Deadline for presenter applications: November 30, 2024. .




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Kansai English Language Teaching Convention

LTP (Language Teaching Professionals). January 12 (Sun) 2025, at Kinrankai High School, Osaka.




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Temperature Control Services LLC: Air Conditioning Condensate Drain Trap

The unique valve design of V-traps makes them virtually trouble free. They are self-priming; you never have to add water to make them work. A self-sealing column of water, equal in height to the negative pressure in the air conditioner, automatically prevents air from entering the drain trap allowing the condensate to drain freely.




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Rheem Opens Innovation Learning Center in Arkansas

Rheem's new Innovation Learning Center is a $5 million facility designed to meet the training needs of specialists in Rheem's air-conditioning and water-heating divisions.




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Project Files: Episode 21 — University of Arkansas Rec Building

When your campus is home to 27,000 students, indoor air quality is of the utmost importance.




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CISA and NSA Release Enduring Security Framework Guidance on Identity and Access Management

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Episode 68: Dan Grossman on Garbage Collection and Transactional Memory

This episode features a discussion with Dan Grossman about an essay paper he wrote for this year's OOPSLA conference. The paper is about an analogy between garbage collection and transactional memory. In addition to seeing the beauty of the analogy, the discussion also serves as a good introduction to transactional memory (which was mentioned in the Goetz/Holmes episode) and - to some extent - to garbage collection.




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Episode 99: Transactions

This episode takes a close look at transactions from different angles, starting with their fundamental properties of Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, Durability but also investigating advanced topics like distributed or business transactions.




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Episode 476: Leonid Shevtsov on Transactional Email

Leonid Shevtsov talks with host Robert Blumen about email protocols and transactional email.




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Polariton condensates show their nonequilibrium side

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USDA Will Compensate Black Farmers for Discrimination

The National Black Farmers Association just won a historic $2.2 billion in reparations from the U.S. government.




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Controlling power system parameters through reactive power (VAr) compensation

To be honest, transmission and distribution networks are full of problems. But that’s nothing new, and you already knew that. This technical article will shed some light on solving some pretty severe problems in transmission and distribution networks by using... Read more

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Do you know what reactive power compensation is? If not, keep reading, it’s important.

When reactive power devices, whether capacitive or inductive, are purposefully added to a power network in order to produce a specific outcome, this is referred to as compensation. It’s as simple as that. This could involve greater transmission capacity, enhanced... Read more

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A few practical ways to determine required reactive energy compensation for a power system

This article will shed some light on how adding capacitors gives the distribution system the necessary reactive power to return the power factor to the required level. Capacitors act as a source of reactive energy, which accordingly reduces the reactive... Read more

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