Kentucky Workers’ Compensation May Include Commute

August 27th, 2010 Posted by Derrick

The Kentucky Supreme Court recently ruled that in some cases, an injury that occurs during the employee’s is covered by ’ , if the activity benefits the employer.

 

In the test case involving an AirTran Airways pilot, the employee was based in Atlanta but commuted as an air passenger to his home in , making 8 to 10 round trips per month. Under an arrangement common for airlines, made free or low-cost fares on other airlines available to commuting employees.

 

The AirTran Airways pilot was a passenger who was killed when the Comair flight he was on crashed while taking off.

 

In Fortney v. AirTran Airways, even though the pilot was a passenger who was not working, on a different at the time of the crash, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that his loss of life was a valid workers’ claim against AirTran Airways. This was true despite the fact that the employee was not being paid and was not (more…)

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Workers’ Compensation for Illegal Immigrants

August 25th, 2010 Posted by Amelia

In many states, an who is hurt on the job is still entitled to ’ benefits, even though he or she should not have been employed in the first place. This is an important consideration for employers, since there are an estimated 3 million undocumented immigrants in California and Texas alone.

 

Many employers have had the unnerving experience of having an injured employee file for workers’ , only to learn that the employee was an illegal immigrant. Usually, the employee presented convincing fake documents at the time of . However, often during the course of medical treatment or workers’ proceedings, the employee is revealed as an illegal immigrant who is not authorized to work in the U.S.

 

Under the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act or , it is a crime for the employer to knowingly hire anyone who cannot legally work in the U.S. However, many employers (more…)

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Missouri Governor: No Sexual Orientation Discrimination

August 20th, 2010 Posted by Jolie

The of , Jay Nixon recently issued an executive order that bans employment based on . The order applies to state agencies and public schools but does not apply to private employers.

 

The same also bans discrimination based on veteran status.

 

There is no federal that bans discrimination against or in private industry. Several states have laws that prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation in all employment, including New York, California, New Jersey and Illinois. However, Missouri does not have any state law that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation.

 

Apparently the Governor felt that he needed to take the matter into his own hands, at least regarding discrimination against homosexuals, bisexuals and transsexuals by state agencies.

 

In the executive order, the governor alluded to the Declaration of Independence’s assertion that “all men are created equal” and strongly suggested that any law, regulation or judicial decision that permitted discrimination (more…)

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OFCCP Seeks Comments on Disability Hiring

August 18th, 2010 Posted by Madison

The federal or Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs seeks suggestions from employers on more effective ways to recruit, hire, train and promote . must be received by the OFCCP by September 21, 2010.

 

In particular, the federal government is interested in comments about successful used by businesses to recruit, hire and retain qualified disabled workers. The request for comments was published in the Federal Register.

 

Read the proposed regulations and post comments here.

 

Several federal laws and executive orders require federal contractors to take to hire disabled workers. Yet, employment of disabled workers lags far behind. According to the OFCCP, nationwide just 21.7 percent of disabled people were in the workforce in June 2010, compared to 70.5 percent of other workers. for disabled persons was (more…)

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Tennessee Allows Payroll Debit Cards, Direct Deposit

August 13th, 2010 Posted by Cara

A new allows Tennessee employers to issue payment to by prepaid debit card or as well as cash or check. The law went into effect on July 1, 2010.

 

Previously, Tennessee law allowed an employer to pay by cash or check, but did not mention direct deposit, debit cards, or any other electronic form of payment. The new law allows direct deposit, a convenient form of payment that has become the standard for many employees. Direct deposit, also referred to as electronic automated funds transfer, is preferred by many employees because the funds are often accessible faster than payments by check.

 

The new payment law also permits employers to (more…)

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