A cutting edge study just announced tells us that men who regularly post photos of themselves online scored higher on a measure for narcissism and psychopathy. The study, conducted by researchers at The Ohio State University who apparently had nothing better to do with their time, has found that men who took “Selfies” were more…
Tomorrow, CompBob! Returns with Our Apologies
About 9 years ago we introduced a comic character spokesman named CompBob!, who represented our earliest Members' Area, and eventually went on to serve in a variety of capacities on our website. The role he is best remembered for, however, is the one representing possibly the worst standup comic on the face of the earth,…
Regarding Return to Work, EEOC and ADA Say MMI Ain't What It Used To Be
Early last month the EEOC's Aaron Konopasky, JD and Jennifer Christian, MD provided a paper for “Guidance on When Employers Must Start Discussion Regarding Return to Work Accommodations”, which was published on this site via the WorkCompRoundup blog. The message it carried for employers everywhere is significant and should not be ignored. The language of…
What is Scarier, Workplace Automation or Annihilation?
There has been a tremendous amount of chit chat lately about the incredible advances we are seeing in automation and artificial intelligence. Experts are predicting that by the year 2025, fully one half of all jobs that exist today will be automated out of existence. Those experts should stop predicting that. They are drawing attention…
2014: A Year of Ideas, SAIF, Evil Intent, Good Times and Lessons Learned
The year 2014 is now officially just a memory, and as we embark on yet another bold new annual term we look back on that which recently was, ponder its significance, and move onward, likely destined to encounter many of the same mistakes and human foibles all over again. Such as it is with the…
The Near Death of a Salesman (by Eggnog in the Workplace)
Just when the year is winding down and you think you’ve heard everything, we offer one more tidbit of inanity to show that no matter how stupid you think people can be, there is someone out there willing to prove that the boundaries of brainlessness are virtually unlimited. Not to mention, we couldn’t end the…
No Brain, No Gain
A study announced recently could potentially revolutionize medical treatment within workers’ compensation and completely destroy the burgeoning fitness industry, as well as totally change the home dynamic for the recalcitrant couch potato. Researchers at Ohio University just published the results of their study in the Journal of Neurophysiology showing that human muscles will respond to…
The Unexpected Benefits of Chrishannakwanadan Giving
One Monday morning a couple months back I opened my garage door preparing to leave for the office. A Waste Management truck had just pulled up out front, and the worker on the back of the truck hopped off to empty our trash cans. He saw me and waved, and we exchanged pleasantries as I…
Jim Malachowski: A Farewell to Arms (My Right One Anyway)
I am very fortunate, as I have several “right arms” here at WorkersCompensation.com. Sadly however, I am losing one of them today. I first met Jim Malachowski when he became one of my customers, and we worked together to build a website for a professional photographer association he belonged to. Jim was very hands on…
A Thank You To LexisNexis For Top Blog Designation
I am in the Four Corners area taking a few personal days celebrating my fathers’ 95th birthday, in what is turning out to be an almost complete family reunion (my wife was the only person unable to attend due to scheduling conflicts at home). However, I wanted to take a moment for a very quick…