From Bob's Cluttered Desk

On Friday the Nebraska Supreme Court upheld a lower court decision awarding up to $2 million in benefits to an illegal alien who used falsified documents to obtain the job in which he was ultimately injured. The Mexican born, spanish speaking worker, whose foot was crushed by a forklift at a pork processing plant, must…

Last September I wrote about a stripper who was denied workers comp after being wounded by gunfire in the “Boom Boom Room” of a South Carolina strip club where she was performing. That article generated much discussion on LinkedIn regarding job hazards strippers face and the safety equipment that they should be required to use…

A decision last week from a Cuyahoga County, Ohio judge could mean more than 270,000 Ohio employers are due restitution for overpayment of workers' compensation premiums to the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation. The class action suit representing mostly smaller employers in the state had sought $1.3 Billion dollars in premium returns and interest, although…

From November 2011 through September 2012 I lost 50 pounds, taking my waistline from a size 44 to a size 38. I plateaued in November, but have maintained my new weight thus far. This year my goal means I have 25 pounds to go. I will see a 36 waistline before the year is out! …

Well, it was about this time last year that I sat down and pecked out my first ever top ten annual prediction list with the article “Top Ten Predictions for 2012”. I thought I would take a moment to review those items, and see how well I had done: ·  2012 will be longer than…

Marketing people play a key role in business in this country. They have many functions that they competently handle. They can and should be trusted with many roles. But unless your company is in the marketing business, writing your company blog should not be one of them. Don’t get me wrong, marketing people can be…

The holiday season is fast approaching, and I seem to be much farther off my game this year than usual. I have yet to purchase my first Christmas gift, and while last minute shopping is not out of the ordinary for me, it is unusual that I would not have at this point at least…

A 29-year-old California woman was working as a janitor for the Sequoia Union High School District in California when she claimed an injury in 2009. That injury prevented her from working, and left her unable to walk without crutches. While it is always a terrible thing to see someone injured in such a manner, we…

The tragic shooting in Connecticut last week was an abomination beyond compare; an incident that has shaken this country to its core and which leaves many of us hoping that there is indeed a hell, where the sick and twisted perpetrator will burn for all eternity.   The images coming from that scene will forever be…

It’s as if I haven’t yet poked enough fun at public education. This morning I read a story just crying for further discussion and analysis, so with my apologies to those so inclined to defend lunacy in our schools, I bring you this topic. A fifth grade teacher from New Jersey has been fired after…