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BRITISH COLUMBIA Police Association Pushes to Amend Workers Compensation Act
A petition created by the British Columbia Police Association (BCPA) is pushing to amend the …
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Judge Oregon Company Broke Law in Firing Workers
Altogether, Local 296 accused BrucePac of firing 17 union supporters and attempting to mask the …
CANADA Concerns Raised About Excessive Requests for Medical Information
Workers at an Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC) facility are concerned about the possibility …
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CANADA Termination of Disabled Union Workers and Accommodation Law In Canada
Attendance Management and the Law - Case Study II The Supreme Court of Canada upheld grievance …
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CANADA Supreme Court Says Management Has Right to Terminate Employees Unable To Perform Essential Duties
Attendance Management and the Law - Case Study One The Supreme Court of Canada upheld grievance …
CANADA Workers Comp Will Be Covered for Temporary Work for Flu Outbreaks
Nova Scotia Signs "Good Neighbor Protocol" In a bid to boost pandemic preparedness by …
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Ontario Manufacturing Shop Protest Involving Worker Safety Concerns
The possibility of disciplinary action against a health and safety representative who posted his …
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AUSTRALIA Unions Want Right to Initiate Prosecution of Unsafe Workplaces To Hold Employers Responsible
Thousands of workers recently held protest meetings in Sydney and Melbourne to fight for stronger …
PENNSYLVANIA Pittsburgh Firefighters Agree to Random Drug Testing
Pittsburgh's firefighters say "yes" to random drug testing for the first time in city history, as …
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AUSTRALIA New Workplace Safety Laws Questioned
Unions are reportedly coming out against a proposed move in Australia to form a national system of …
Misclassification of Employees Can Result in Workers Comp Premium Problems and Overtime Lawsuits
Corporation to Pay $23 Million to Settle Employee Lawsuit A California corporation reached a …
Forging Good Relationship With Labor Unions To Better Manage Workers Compensation
Workers' Comp and Labor Unions Make a Friend, Not a Foe Labor Unions should …
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Drug Sample Collection Must Be DIRECTLY Observed for Some Industries
An Employer ALERT The Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that as of August 31, 2009 …
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Workers Compensation and National Health Care
Attorney THeodore Ronca, a well-known workers' compensation attorney in NY knows the history of …
Labor Unions and Workers Compensation Make a Friend, Not a Foe
Labor Unions should be brought on-board in the workers' compensation arena. After all, a good …
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Myths and Realities of Return To Work and Unions
MYTH: If you have unions, you will never lower your workers compensation costs. REALITY: While …
Three Reasons Your Transitional Duty Job Policy Should Have An End Date
Open-ended transitional duty policies can be problematic and should have a start point and an end …
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Keys to Working with the Union in RTW Programs Part II
Employers with unions face very different and unique challenges not faced by non-union companies. …
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Keys to Working with the Union in RTW Programs – Part I
Employers with unions face very different and unique challenges not faced by non-union companies. …
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