What if the employee was drinking or using drugs when the injury occurred?
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Drugs, Alcohol & Worker’s Compensation in Minnesota
How Does Workers’ Compensation in Minnesota Work?
Under the Minnesota’s workers’ comp law, employers are held accountable for a variety of workplace injuries: for instance, those that occur in common areas of the workplace, such as parking lots, driveways and entrance roads.
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Needed: Paralegal for St. Paul Law Firm
Tracy Law Firm, a St. Paul law firm specializing in workers compensation, seeks to hire a paralegal. The ideal candidate will have experience as a workers compensation paralegal. We are looking for someone who is very calm and friendly, organized and orderly. Attention to detail and accuracy is highly regarded, as is familiarity with Time Matters case management software.
Hours: Flexible. Full or Part time.
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St. Paul Attorney Pat Kelly
Here’s a great picture of my friend Pat Kelly sliding into home. What a natural!
Twin Cities Attorneys who Twitter
Below is a list of Twin Cities attorney’s on twitter. This list was created so attorney’s in the Twin Cities can easily find each other and follow each other on twitter. If you would like to be added to this list please send me a direct message on twitter (@tracylawfirm).
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The Economy and Personal Bankruptcy
The Dow Jones industrial average hit 10,000 points yesterday; a first since March 1999. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs is reporting $3.2 billion in third-quarter profits. According to this article, Goldman will likely,
set almost half that sum aside to compensate its workers. Through the first nine months of 2009, the firm socked away $16.7 billion, enough to pay the average Goldmanite $526,814.
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National Depression Screening Day
Today is National Depression Screening Day. According to the LA Times,
People who wish to be screened for depression can do so Thursday, Oct. 8, at one of 1,000 sites nationwide or by completing an online questionnaire. The annual screening day is sponsored by major mental health organizations, including the National Institute of Mental Health.
Health Care Systems Around the World
T.R. Reid, a former journalist for the Washington Post, has new book called The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper and Fairer Health Care. In a recent interview on NPR’s Fresh Air, Reid describes the four dominant health care systems found around the world.
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American’s Well-Being and Happiness
According to a recent Gallop survey American’s well-being is as high as its ever been (note: they have only been collecting data 20 months) and has been rising incrementally since March, 2009. Take a look at the report, it has some nice graphs depicting well-being by monthly income and geographical area.
St. Paul Law Firm Values
TRACY LAW FIRM, P.A. VALUES
Our goal is to provide high quality legal services to our clients. We value excellence, integrity, respect, team work, open communication and mutual trust.
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