Image via Wikipedia Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration and its Wage and Hour Division today announced a final rule to improve the H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker program. The rule, to be published in the Feb. 21 edition of the Federal Register, includes changes to several aspects of the program to ensure that U.S. workers receive greater access to...

It is with sadness that I report of the passing of Dr. Stephen Levin.  Dr. Levin began an occupational disease evaluation practice in the office of Jack Sall, MD of Paterson NJ over 3 decades ago. He advanced to the Environmental Sciences Laboratory at the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine under the leadership of the late Irving J. Selikoff, MD, a pioneer in occupational disease research and more specifically asbestos related...

Guest Blog by Julius Young of the California Bar Are medical treatment recommendations sometimes driven by profit motive? In my whole career I've met very few injured workers who expressed concern that the treatment recommendations of their doctor were influenced by physician income considerations. Americans tend to trust their doctors. Some of us grew up watching Dr. Kildare, Ben Casey, or the MASH doctors. Others cut their...

Public employees in NJ have been the subject of a 14 month legislative impasse that may soon ened along with the payment of unused sick-leave time to retirees. Senate President Stephen Sweeney introduced a bill to end payouts for new employees and end additional payouts for current public employees. Click here to read:  Bill to end sick leave payouts for public employees is proposed by Senate President Stephen Sweeney "Last year, The...

Jon Stewart advocates for the Zadroga 9-11 Bill to cover cancer claims. The legislation enacted over a year ago provides benefits for those who were in the vicinity of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.   Related articles From the Archives: President Obama Signs the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act...

Image via Wikipedia The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Clara Construction LLC for one repeat and 10 serious safety violations at a Jersey City work site. These carry total proposed penalties of $46,200. OSHA initiated an inspection as part of a local emphasis program for fall hazards."Falls remain one of the leading causes of fatalities on construction sites," said Kris Hoffman,...

Augusta Car Accident Lawyers  The attorneys and staff of Goldberg & Dohan, LLP are committed to serving the injured in their time of need. Since 2002, we have helped thousands of clients in Georgia, Florida, Colorado, New York and Michigan recover compensation in the aftermath of a car or truck accident. Our main focus is personal injury car wrecks and truck wrecks. This focus enables us to be powerful advocates for you: We know how...