Category: Workplace Safety & Health

May 16, 2019

One in three female lawyers have been sexually harassed in a work context, while one in two women have experienced bullying in the workplace, according to a recently released global survey of nearly 7,000 lawyers in 135 countries. The numbers […]

March 28, 2019

James Boasberg, a judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia, issued two opinions on Wednesday blocking the Medicaid work requirements in Kentucky and Arkansas. The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) approved Kentucky’s work […]

March 8, 2019

Workers’ compensation insurance is state-mandated coverage that pays expenses associated with on-the-job injuries and occupational illnesses. Workers’ comp typically covers partial lost wages, medical bills, and survivor benefits. In Nevada, employers are required to carry workers’ comp when they have […]

March 6, 2019

Workers’ compensation insurance is a policy that pays for employees’ medical bills and lost wages if they suffer work-related injuries or illnesses. Oregon laws make business owners get coverages when they have one or more full- or part-time employee. Oregon […]

March 4, 2019

You might be a put-your-head-down-and-get-things-done kind of employee, but no matter your work style, you can’t avoid communicating at the office — on a screen or in person. “In 2019, we Slack, ping, text, Zoom, email, call and meet face-to-face,” […]

February 13, 2019

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Monday proposed new rules to improve the interoperability of electronic health information. The rules, issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National […]

November 27, 2018

Since before the turn of the millennium, mental strategies used in elite sport have been transferred to the business world to increase performance. Elite athletes know all too well they need to manage their own mental state and emotions before […]

November 12, 2018

Over the past several decades, connections with our work colleagues have become increasingly virtual and electronic in nature. Whether “shooting the breeze” occurs in a cubicle, or via instant messaging with an associate sitting across the room — or whether […]

November 9, 2018

It feels like mental health, which has historically been a closed-door conversation, is now in the open. It’s a buzzword in news and social media, propelled in part by famous personalities whose struggles are increasingly in the public eye. Bipolar […]

November 2, 2018

For law students, mental health is very important. With all the stress of keeping up, cold calling, outlining, and exams, not to mention all the requirements that lead up to the bar exam and admission into the bar, if law […]