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Sick Leave Should Be Accessible to All
Amid the debate about flu and immunizations and preventable diseases lurks a societal problem that’s getting more attention lately and directly affects the spread of those medical crises: paid sick...
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Why CNAs and Home Health Aides Should Care about the Fight over a Federal...
A U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., recently struck down a federal regulation that would mandate that home health aides are paid the minimum wage and paid overtime under the federal Fair Labor...
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NPR: Brain Affects Pain
Pain and chronic pain is a topic that many of our clients experience as a reality every day. This fairly recent National Public Radio report gives more details about what some of the research shows in...
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Workers’ Compensation Covers Truckers’ Injuries from Falling Asleep at Wheel
Sleep disorders are a significant health problem for truck drivers. Trucker injuries resulting from falling asleep at the wheel can be compensated by workers’ compensation, as shown in this recent...
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Workers’ Compensation for Occupational Disease Differs between Nebraska, Iowa
Workers’ compensation is designed to cover occupational diseases, whether they are chemically induced or triggered by one’s job over the course of time. The difficulty in dealing with these...
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Five Ways Employees Can Navigate the Hassle of Temporary Partial Disability
Return-to-work issues seem to involve the blind leading the blind, even in the best circumstances. Doctors, especially general practitioners, are unsure what exact work restrictions are needed for an...
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Pregnant Workers Should Get Workers’ Compensation If They Have a Claim
A new law went into effect during 2015 in Nebraska that requires employers of 15 or more employees to accommodate pregnant workers on the job. This is a significant change that affects working women by...
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Brain Injury Association of Nebraska Advocates, Educates through Upcoming...
Brain injury is caused by trauma, and it causes lifelong problems to which victims and their loved ones must adapt. Our firm and our senior member, Rod Rehm, has represented victims of traumatic brain...
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Opioid-Induced Constipation: The Hidden Problem of the Opioid Epidemic
The Lincoln Journal Star has run a solid series about the impact of opioid abuse in Nebraska. The series has done a good job describing the challenges of narcotic addiction in regards to mental health,...
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Opioid Task Force, Recent Studies, and CDC Opioid Recommendations
Today’s post comes from guest author Kristina Brown Thompson, from The Jernigan Law Firm. Nebraska is considering legislation to implement drug formularies to control opioid use among injured workers....
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