tor Operator "A" (Water) (Employment Opportunity & Training Opportunity) EX21-973 By www.greatersudbury.ca Published On :: Tue, 07 Dec 2021 16:53:26 GMT Full Article
tor 909 Generator Chris By tipsfromthetopfloor.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Jul 2022 11:00:23 +0000 Chris has now received the magical tool to generate photography out of thin air. But OpenAi’s DALL-E 2 is turning out to be quite a learning curve that is very different from actual photography. Topics: [PHOTO, AI] I’m a Generator : I finally got access to DALL-E 2, OpenAi’s image generator. And boy is it … Continue reading "909 Generator Chris" The post 909 Generator Chris appeared first on PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR. Full Article Tips from the Top Floor AI Dall-E OpenAI Photo Road Trip Skills
tor Which book should you read first, Active Statistics or Regression and Other Stories? By statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu Published On :: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 13:25:40 +0000 Kiran Gauthier writes: I was checking the web pages for Active Statistics and Regression and Other Stories and although I saw that Active Statistics is meant to accompany Regression and Other Stories, I was wondering how you would recommend reading … Continue reading → Full Article Bayesian Statistics Literature Miscellaneous Statistics Teaching
tor Postdoc opportunity! to work with me here at Columbia! on Bayesian workflow! for contamination models! With some wonderful collaborators!! By statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu Published On :: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 13:16:46 +0000 Laboratory assays are central to much of biomedical research. My colleagues and I recently received a research grant to do better assays using Bayesian inference. Beyond the usual challenges of fitting nonlinear hierarchical models to real data that can sometimes … Continue reading → Full Article Bayesian Statistics Jobs Multilevel Modeling Public Health Stan Statistical Computing
tor Divi Dash vs Competitors: Which One’s Best For WordPress Management? By www.elegantthemes.com Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 12:00:12 +0000 Managing multiple WordPress websites can be difficult, especially as a freelancer or budding web agency. Keeping track of updates, ensuring security, and optimizing performance for each site can be time-consuming. Additionally, when managing dozens or even hundreds of websites, you’re much more prone to making errors or skipping crucial updates. This is where a site […] The post Divi Dash vs Competitors: Which One’s Best For WordPress Management? appeared first on Elegant Themes Blog. Full Article Product Guides WordPress Divi Dash Monitoring Tools Site Management wordpress WordPress Website Management
tor Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim; Court Splits on Judgment for Subcontractor By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claims but split on whether a subcontractor on the project… Full Article
tor Staffing Service Provider's Employee Can't Get Tort Remedy From Employer's Client By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A New York appellate court ruled that an employee of a staffing service provider could not pursue a civil remedy against her employer’s client for injuries she sustained. Case: Miolan v. Full Article
tor Worker Struck by Motorized Bicycles After Happy Hour Event Gets Benefits By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A New York appellate court upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to benefits for his injuries from being struck by two motorized bicycles after he left a happy… Full Article
tor Worker's Claim for Attorney Fees Moot By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 30 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A federal appellate court upheld the dismissal of an injured worker’s claim for fees for the work her attorney did in securing benefits she was owed under the Longshore and… Full Article
tor WCS Posts Guidance on New Claims Administrator Law By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Nevada Workers' Compensation Section posted a sheet of answers to frequently asked questions about new requirements for claims administrators. Lawmakers last year passed Senate Bill 274, which enacted a host… Full Article
tor DOL Announces $13,500 Settlement With Contractor for Preventable Death By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 28 May 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The U.S. Department of Labor announced a $13,500 settlement with a New Jersey contractor it says could have prevented a fatal fall. The department said a 39-year-old worker fell five stories… Full Article
tor Contractor Faces $819,417 in Penalties for Fall Hazards By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed $819,417 in penalties for a New Jersey contractor that it says has a history of exposing workers to potentially deadly fall hazards. OSHA… Full Article
tor Worker Can't Maintain Tort Claim Over Attack by Colleague By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Superior Court of New Jersey’s Appellate Division upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s tort claims arising from an attack by his colleague. Case: Scott v. City of Newark, No. Full Article
tor Carrier Has No Duty to Defend Employer From Intentional Tort Claims By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division ruled that a carrier had no duty to defend an employer against an injured worker’s intentional tort claims. Case: De Tapia v. 74 Industries… Full Article
tor Attorney for Injured Worker Fails to Negotiate Fee for Himself in Settlement By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 14 May 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Delaware Superior Court ruled that the attorney for an injured worker was not entitled to demand a fee from a settlement that did not provide a payment to him. Case:… Full Article
tor Supreme Court Upholds Award for Housekeeper's Respiratory Injury By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Nebraska Supreme Court upheld an award of benefits to a housekeeper for a respiratory injury brought on by wearing a used face mask during the COVID-19 pandemic. Case: Prinz v. Full Article
tor Grain Operator Fined $536,965 for Combustible Dust Hazards By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 07 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 Federal workplace safety inspectors fined a grain operator in Nebraska $536,965 for exposing workers to fire and explosion risks by allowing combustible dust to accumulate. U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration… Full Article
tor This Nomadic Eccentric Was the Most Prolific Mathematician in History By www.scientificamerican.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Jan 2024 11:45:00 GMT The bizarre life and legacy of Paul Erdős, the most prolific mathematician ever Full Article Math Mathematics Culture
tor The Decimal Point Is 150 Years Older than Historians Thought By www.scientificamerican.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Feb 2024 19:00:00 GMT The origin of the decimal point, a powerful calculation tool, has been traced back to a mathematician who lived during the Italian Renaissance Full Article Math Mathematics Social Sciences History
tor Casual Employment Threshold, TD Benefit and Attorney Fees to Increase By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 17 May 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division announced that maximum temporary total disability benefits and attorney fees are increasing on July 1 along with the threshold used to determine whether employment is… Full Article
tor Federal Court Reinstates Injured Worker's Civil Suit Against Crane Contractor By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A federal appellate court revived an injured worker’s suit against a crane contractor, finding there were triable questions as to whether the crane operator allegedly responsible for his injuries was… Full Article
tor Judge Miscalculates Insurance Provider's Lien Against Amputee's Tort Settlement By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 04 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled that a trial judge miscalculated an insurance provider’s lien against a truck driver’s third-party recovery for an accident that resulted in the loss of… Full Article
tor High Court Suspends Attorney for Nine Months By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The District of Columbia Court of Appeals suspended for nine months an attorney with a long disciplinary history. Nelson Gonzalez is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and New Jersey. He has been… Full Article
tor Governor Announces Arbitrator Reappointments By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday announced several arbitrator reappointments to the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission. The reappointed arbitrators are: Joseph Amarilio. Crystal Caison. Paul Cellini. Ana Vazquez Diaz. Gerald Granada. Jessica Hegarty. Adam Hinrichs. Jeffrey Huebsch. Nina Mariano. Maureen Pulia. Pritzker has also appointed… Full Article
tor Governor Appoints Magda Derisma-Oyewole as Arbitrator By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700 Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday appointed Magda Derisma-Oyewole as an arbitrator for the state Workers’ Compensation Commission. Magda Derisma-Oyewole Derisma-Oyewole has been a practicing attorney since 2015 and focused on… Full Article
tor Comp Attorney James Keefe Sr. Dies at 68 By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700 Long-tenured Illinois workers’ compensation attorney James K. Keefe Sr. died at the age of 68. James K. Keefe Sr. (kasslyfuneral.com) Keefe died at his home Sept. 9, the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission said… Full Article
tor Supreme Court to Weigh in on Statutory Employer Defense By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 20 May 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will decide whether general contractors can be denied statutory employer status if they have not paid benefits to a subcontractor’s injured employee and whether the statutory employer defense is… Full Article
tor High Court Splits on IRE Doctor's Ability to Consider Conditions Not Listed on NCP By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Pennsylvania Supreme Court split on whether a physician should be limited to assigning an impairment rating only for accepted work-related injuries, but it doesn't change a decision allowing the doctor to consider… Full Article
tor Court Upholds Dismissal of Carrier's Suit Against Claims Administrator, Former Counsel By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Pennsylvania Superior Court upheld the dismissal of an insurance carrier’s breach-of-contract claim against a third-party claims administrator and a malpractice action against the former attorney for the carrier. Case: Pyramid… Full Article
tor Attorney Gets Scolding for Repeated Constitutional Challenges to IRE Process By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 23 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected another constitutional challenge to the state's new impairment rating evaluation procedure and scolded the attorney responsible for bringing the repetitive claims. Case: Bernard v. City… Full Article
tor Goldberg Segalla Adds Attorney in Philadelphia By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 Goldberg Segalla announced the addition of Angela G. DiSanti to the firm’s workers' compensation defense group in Philadelphia. Angela G. DiSanti DiSanti has more than 10 years of experience counseling and… Full Article
tor 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
tor 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
tor Cal/OSHA Hires More Investigators By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 23 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 California's Division of Occupational Safety and Health, commonly known as Cal/OSHA, has increased staffing in its Bureau of Investigations Unit to take on more probes into serious workplace injuries across the… Full Article
tor Legislature Sends to Governor Proposed Pay Raise for Fraud Investigators By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The California Legislature passed a bill that would increase salaries for Insurance Department fraud investigators. The Senate on Aug. 26 voted 32-7 to pass AB 2872, which had not been amended… Full Article
tor 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
tor WCAB Consolidates Cases in Attorney Fee Dispute By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board issued an en banc decision Wednesday consolidating five cases to resolve a dispute over how to split fees between an injured worker’s current and former… Full Article
tor Safety Regulators Remind Employers to Protect Workers From Smoke By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health reminds employers of the requirement to protect their workers from unhealthy air as wildfires in the southern part of the state fill… Full Article
tor Privette Doctrine Shields General Contractor From Liability to Subcontractor's Employee By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A California appellate court ruled that the Privette doctrine shielded a general contractor from civil liability to a subcontractor’s injured employee. Case: Luna v. Crane Development Corp., No. D081692, 09/20/2024, unpublished. Facts:… Full Article
tor Newsom Rejects In-State Licensing for UR Docs, Raises for Fraud Investigators By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700 California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed bills that would have required some utilization review doctors to be licensed in the state and would have increased salaries for fraud investigators at the… Full Article
tor Governor Signs Bill to Delay Comp Mandate for Contractors By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700 California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill delaying by two years the implementation of a universal workers’ compensation coverage requirement for all contractors. The bill Newsom signed Sunday also includes a… Full Article
tor Cal/OSHA Cites Farm Labor Contractor for Heat Violations By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health cited a farm labor contractor $17,550 for violating heat illness prevention standards. Cal/OSHA said it opened an investigation into Ruiz Farm Labor in… Full Article
tor Contractor Has Immunity From Civil Liability to Injured Worker By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A federal appellate court ruled that a contractor who hired a crane company’s services was immune from civil liability for injuries suffered by an employee of the crane company. Case: Hall v. Full Article
tor Federal Court Again Rules Contractor Has Immunity From Worker's Claim By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A federal appellate court has again ruled that a contractor was immune from civil liability for injuries suffered by an employee of a crane company it hired. Case: Hall v. SAC… Full Article
tor OccMD Names Cheryl Killion Director of Nurse Case Management By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 29 May 2024 00:00:00 -0700 Medical management firm OccMD on Tuesday announced the appointment of Cheryl Killion as the new director of nurse case management effective June 1. Killion has served as a senior nurse case… Full Article
tor Regulatory Preamble Can Support Award of Black Lung Benefits By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A federal appellate court ruled that an administrative law judge did not err in relying on a regulatory preamble to support an award of black lung benefits to a veteran… Full Article
tor AppliedVR Names Michael Marsau Executive Director, Workers' Compensation By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0700 AppliedVR appointed Michael Marsau as its executive director of workers’ compensation. Michael Marsau Marsau is overseeing the launch of the company’s flagship RelieVRx prescription therapeutic into the workers’ compensation market, the… Full Article
tor Attorney Can't Seek Fees After Client Settles LHWCA Claim By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A federal appellate court ruled that the former attorney for a claimant seeking benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act could not seek an award of fees after… Full Article
tor Court Finds Eye Doctor Illegally Fired Worker Who Reported COVID Violations By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The U.S. Department of Labor announced that the federal court for the Northern District of New York found that an ophthalmologist and his practice illegally fired a worker who complained… Full Article
tor Safety Inspectors Cite Employers for Silica Violations By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 30 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 Workplace safety regulators in California and Washington state proposed nearly $500,000 in penalties for 10 employers accused of exposing workers to crystalline silica dust. The California Division of Occupational Safety and… Full Article