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• Nurse Declared Totally Disabled Psychologically Due to Latex Allergy ( March 2001 )
  Jon L. Gelman of Law Office of Jon L. Gelman

  A Nebraska workers' compensation judge awarded total disability benefits to a registered nurse as a result of her latex sensitivity.

• What Are the Courts Doing to Your Workplace? ( May 2000 )
  Gerardyne M. Drozdowski of Warner Norcross & Judd LLP

  This article discusses a string of Michigan Supreme Court decisions that address the termination or layoff of a partially disabled worker who unreasonably refuses an offer of favored work or is discharged for good cause.

• Workers' Compensation for Employee Injured at Home ( March 2000 )
  Parsons Behle & Latimer

  In <i>Ae Clevite, Inc. v. Labor Commission</i>, the Utah Court of Appeals recently affirmed an award of workers' compensation benefits to an employee injured at his home. The plaintiff worked as a district sales manager for an automotive supply company.

• Employment-Based Immigration ( February 2000 )
  Law Office of John Du

  THE EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCE SYSTEM allows certain immigrants to obtain permanent residence ("green cards") in the Uni.

• United States Workers' Compensation Programs are Becoming Sensitized to Latex ( October 1999 )
  Jon L. Gelman of Law Office of Jon L. Gelman

  Latex allergy sensitivity claims are becoming a more common phenomenon in workers' compensation systems throughout .

• FAQ's for Worker's Compensation. ( July 1999 )
  Law Offices of Maurice Abarr

  Do I really need a lawyer to represent me in a Workers' Compensation Case? If you have a serious injury, you .

• Insufficient Evidence to Support Full Commission's Findings ( June 1999 )
  Teague, Campbell, Dennis & Gorham, L.L.P.

  Claimant suffered a compensable injury in August of 1989 and later had four back surgeries. After those operations.

• Review of Credibility Decisions by the Full Commission ( April 1999 )
  Bruce A. Hamilton of Teague, Campbell, Dennis & Gorham, L.L.P.

  In Adams v. AVX Corporation, ________ N.C. ________, ________ S.E. 2d ________, 1998 WL 646487 (N.C. 1998)(151 PA 98), the Supreme Court addressed the issue of the Full Commission's authority to review and reverse a Deputy Commissioner's credibility findings.

• South Carolina Court of Appeals--Workers' Compensation Update ( March 1999 )
  Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A.

  There have been three significant decisions handed down by the South Carolina Court of Appeals and Supreme Court. .