Up North Archive
Email offering legal updates from SFM's Duluth-based legal counsel.
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| Oct-Nov 2011 |
- Injuries while traveling to and from training seminars: The "special errand" rule
- The prohibited act defense: No liability for injuries occurring as a result of specifically prohibited behavior
- Verizon disability discrimination settlement: Good reminder to conduct individualized ADA assessments
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| Sept 2011 |
- Why does workers' compensation pay for treatment when the employee has a pre-existing condition?
- Injury when driving employer-provided vehicle home may be compensable
- When is a four-year college degree a reasonable retraining option?
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| April-May 2011 |
- New ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) regulations effective May 24, 2011
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| March 2011 |
- Post-injury income must be gainful to support temporary partial disability
- Obesity discrimination—the new EEOC frontier?
- Test your workers' compensation knowledge and opportunities to learn more
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| Nov-Dec 2010 |
- What is a suitable post-injury job offer?
- Proving employee misconduct as bar to workers' compensation benefits
- Rebutting the age 67 retirement presumption
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| July-Aug 2010 |
- Basketball injury on unpaid lunch break not compensable
- What is permanent partial disability?
- Extended leave of absence may be reasonable accommodation under the ADA
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| March-April 2010 |
- When can an employee receive retraining as a benefit?
- Employee may qualify for FMLA even if the 12 months of employment are non-consecutive
- Use caution in making deductions from employees' paychecks
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