The “Internet of Things”: An Inconvenient Truth
Written by: Sam Crochet, Esq. Technology is developing at an explosive pace, which is creating endless opportunities for improvement industry-to-industry. For years we have remotely accessed information from our smartphones, but now we are on t
Impact of New OSHA Rules on Georgia Workers’ Compensation Law
Written by: Ashik Jahan, Esq. On May 12, 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published another final rule regarding the reporting of injuries and illnesses and protecting employees who make complaints. This new OSHA r
OSHA PENALTIES INCREASE August 1, 2016
Written by: Don Benson, Esq. Congress enacted legislation in November of 2015 requiring federal agencies to adjust their civil penalties to account for inflation. OSHA’s maximum penalties were last adjusted in 1990. The new penalties will inc
Medjacking, Part 2
Written by : Richard Sheinis, Esq. Over the last several months I have written about the dangers of hacker’s compromising various types of internet connected medical devices used by hospitals, and other medical providers. TrapX Security has
HHS Issues Guidance On Ransomware And HIPAA
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. On Monday, July 11, HHS issued a “Fact Sheet” on ransomware and HIPAA. While we know that the frequency of ransomware attacks has gone through the roof, HHS brought us some sobering figures. Since early 2
OSHA’s New Rule On Post-Injury Drug Testing
Written by: Don Benson, Esq. and Sam Sykes, Esq. OSHA’S NEW ELECTRONIC DATA REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, (29 CFR § 1904.35(b)(1)(i)), effective August 10, 2016, also restrict an employer’s ability to impose a blanket demand of post-injury dr
Metro Atlanta Medical Facility Closing its Doors
Written by: Dale Slemons, Esq. We were recently notified that Premier Immediate Care will be closing both its local offices this summer. This will be permanent closure for the Lawrenceville office on June 30, 2016 and the Suwanee office on July
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER: GA Supreme Court reverses last summer’s COA decision which threatened to render WC statutes of limitation meaningless
Written by: Brian Mallow, Esq. On Monday, the Georgia Supreme Court, in a unanimous opinion, reversed a July 2015 decision of the Court of Appeals that severely restricted the application of both the “change in condition” statute of limitat
The Continuing Fall of the Prison Population in Georgia – A Brief Look at One Charter School’s Effort to Keep the Trend Going
Written by: Jennifer Dorminey Herzog, Esq. Between 1990 and 2011, the Georgia adult prison population more than doubled to nearly 56,000 inmates.[i] Georgia’s incarceration rate in 2011 – 1 in 70 adults behind bars – was the fourth h
When is an Owner Also A Statutory Employer?
Written by: Lissa F. Klein, Esq. We often think of O.C.G.A. §34-9-8 as a statute that addresses the liability of principal contractors as “statutory employers” in the context of construction; however, this Code Section is not limited to ju