Sentences with phrase «brought against a workers»

King v. CompPartners, Inc.: (1) Is a claim by an injured worker for medical malpractice brought against a workers» compensation utilization review company barred by workers» compensation as the exclusive remedy?

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«It's only after I started to bring things to the attention of management and advocate for workers» rights that they started to gin up charges against me.»

According to the New York Times, «Known as the Freelance Isn't Free Act, the measure requires anyone hiring a freelance worker to agree in writing to a timetable and procedure for payment, and increases the potential awards to freelancers bringing legal complaints against those who have failed to pay them promptly.»

The National Beef lawsuit is the latest in a string of class action lawsuits brought by Kistler on behalf of workers against meatpacking plants and food processing companies.

We can take some comfort at the fact that finally, toward the end of the twentieth century, prosecutors have begun applying criminal statutes to corporate officers who make decisions that (for instance) cause death or injury to a worker or to the public, and charges brought against these individuals include manslaughter and homicide charges.

A hearing scheduled for Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Albany will be the first courtroom encounter between Paterson — represented by lawyers from the attorney general's office — and four state workers unions that brought suit against the governor's plan to force employees to take a one - day - a-week furlough until the state's budget plan is finalized.

«It's that we don't want companies that have led the nation in law suits being brought against them by workers.

As construction accidents have surged, Manhattan prosecutors are pushing to bring criminal charges against builders they say have sacrificed worker safety for profits.

A demonstration by COPEC and the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) against the tax and other petroleum sector levies brought to the fore need to change the SPT from a percentage of the ex-depot price to a specific amount.

«We're going to bring a lawsuit against the city,» said John Samuelsen, president of Transport Workers Union Local 100, which has been working to organize the pedicab drivers.

Activist Scott Parking wrote, «Midwest Rising was a convergence for climate and economic justice that brought together a diverse coalition of groups fighting home foreclosures in cities like Chicago, St. Louis and Pittsburgh, communications workers on strike against Verizon Wireless, local labor organizers, Appalachian activists fighting mountaintop removal and climate justice activists from around the world.»

Some advocacy groups express particular concern that many of the sex workers at such high - profile sporting events are underage and are brought in against their will.

Under workers» compensation law, an employee is barred from bringing a personal injury claim against his or her employer for a work injury.

Sian Reeves, pupil barrister, at 1 Temple Gardens, says that although it is inevitable that the decision will encourage disgruntled female workers to bring discrimination claims against their union, it may not be the end of the story.

No, if an employer terminates you for pursing a workers» compensation claim, the Kentucky Workers» Compensation Act provides a remedy as you would be entitled to bring a suit against your employer for wrongful termination / retaliatory disworkers» compensation claim, the Kentucky Workers» Compensation Act provides a remedy as you would be entitled to bring a suit against your employer for wrongful termination / retaliatory disWorkers» Compensation Act provides a remedy as you would be entitled to bring a suit against your employer for wrongful termination / retaliatory discharge.

These cases usually require the injured worker to bring claims against contractors, subcontractors, developers, owners, material suppliers, architects, engineers, and insurance companies.

Defense of a leading specialty chemical manufacturer against medical monitoring claims brought by coal workers allegedly exposed to polyacrylamide

Workers» compensation claims may be brought in conjunction with claims against third parties to maximize recovery of damages.

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Workers» Compensation: Typically, an injured employee may not bring a lawsuit against their employer because they are entitled to benefits provided by workers» compensation insWorkers» Compensation: Typically, an injured employee may not bring a lawsuit against their employer because they are entitled to benefits provided by workers» compensation insworkers» compensation insurance.

In an unfortunate suicide by Keith Stanphill, a lawsuit was brought by Zachary Stanphill against a social worker, Lori Ortberg, and the hospital with which she was affiliated.

However, if the IWGB is successful it would certainly open the door for employment status claims to be brought by individual outsourced workers against the end user of their services.

In this case, the employer argued that Section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act triggered preemption and barred this driver from bringing claims under New Jersey's Law Against Discrimination and Workers» Compensation Law.

Manoj Vaghela is representing Generali in relation to group litigation that has been brought against Morrisons regarding allegations that a former employee released the data of other workers.

Similarly, in state court Mr. del Russo has defended clients against claims brought under the Florida Civil Rights Act, the Florida Whistleblower act, the workers compensation retaliation statute, and related retaliation and tort law claims.

We may also bring complaints against any person or business that knowingly let a worker or consumer use a defective product.

[50] An interpretation that allows employers to penalize or retaliate against workers who make a workplace harassment complaint would entirely undermine the procedural mechanism that the Act creates through which harassment issues can be brought forward in the workplace.

An interpretation of the Act that finds employers are obligated to create and maintain a policy by which workers may bring forward complaints of harassment but are nevertheless free to terminate, or otherwise penalize or retaliate against, any worker for having actually made a complaint under that policy is, in my view, untenable.

If you receive a Lisfranc injury at work or through the fault of another individual, you can bring a workers» compensation or personal injury claim against that business or person to receive compensation for your injury.

Does an insurer responding to a claim, and pursuing priority against another insurer, have an obligation to bring an application to WSIAT where there is a live Workers Compensation issue?

From this incident, the injured worker brought a claim against the owner of the offending tugboat as well as the company overseeing the dock building seeking various damages, including loss of earnings and earning capacity, pain, suffering, mental anguish and emotional trauma.

Employment lawyers are predicting a rise in City workers bringing claims against their employers for breaching whistle - blower protection laws.

In another tribunal proceeding later last year, The Department of Labor and Workforce Development's Workers» Compensation Division brought a complaint against Uber to Alaska's Workers» Compensation Board over the same issue.

My step father was a blue collar worker who brought me up in 70's Britain against a backdrop of strikes and dreams of «The Good Life».

Further, drivers may have an additional claim under workers» compensation laws that may be brought against an employer.

Employers liability coverage insures the alternate employer against lawsuits brought by injured workers (like Jane's suit against Divine Delights).

As the existence of the AWR should nullify the chance of any employee rights against the hirer being awarded to an agency worker, the fact that agency workers can still bring claims of this nature can only unnecessarily damage relations between hirers and their supplying agencies and thus detract from confidence in the recruitment supply industry.

In mid-July, prosecutors brought allegations against Walter Forbes and E. Kirk Shelton that they misled shareholders in both companies as well as a pension fund for New Jersey state workers that was investing in the deal.