The Claimant had a Stroke While at Work and Has Suffered Ongoing Medical Problems. Is This a Compensable Injury?
For starters, looking to the relevant code section, O.C.G.A. §34-9-1(4) recognizes “strokes” as being potentially compensable. Specifically, in relevant part, this code section states: “”Injury” or “personal injury” means only i
Interpreters for Deaf Patients and the ADA
A federal district court in Florida holds that a hospital providing medical services to deaf patients could use video relay interpretation, passed written notes, and gestures to meet the hospital’s obligation under the Americans With disabilit
What To Do if Your H-1B is Denied
For the fiscal year 2015 filing period, from April 1, 2014, to April 7, 2014, approximately 172,500 H-1B petitions were filed. As USCIS received 87,500 more petitions than it could otherwise accept, a lottery was conducted to determine which t
When to file STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) OPT Extensions
Optional practical training (OPT) for F-1 students is typically limited to twelve months and must be completed within fourteen months of the student’s graduation. However, some students may be eligible for an additional seventeen months of OPT
Verizon 2014 Data Breach Investigations Report Is Here
Verizon has released its latest Data Breach Investigations Report, and its 2014 edition is better than ever! Verizon studied 1,367 confirmed data breaches, and 63,437 security incidents in 95 countries. A breach is defined as an incident that re
HBS Attorneys Jo Jagor and Nathan Gaffney Aimed for Excellence at the 102nd Thomas P. Hinman Meeting
Jo Jagor and Nathan Gaffney joined Dr. Mitchell Gardiner in excerpts of a simulated dental malpractice trial in two sessions at the annual Hinman Dental Meeting at the Georgia World Conference Center last week. They were able to give attendees a
Ponemon Institute Issues its Fourth Annual Study On Patient Privacy & Data Security
On March 13 the Ponemon Institute issued its Fourth Annual Study on patient privacy & data security. This study has come to be a respected and well received assessment of the privacy and security of patient information in health care. The st
Court of Appeals Decision Highlights the Challenges in Establishing a Successful Notice Defense
Although the Workers’ Compensation Act requires an injured employee to give his employer timely notice of his injury, mounting a successful defense based on the lack of notice is usually more difficult than it sounds. The courts typically cons
IS HIPAA READY FOR MEDICAL WEARABLE DEVICES?
In technology years, the HIPAA Security Rule is a dinosaur. HIPAA was a brainchild of the enacted in 1996, largely to address health care access, “portability”, and privacy. The final rule on security standards was issued in 2003, to speci
Case Study: A Ten Year-Old Injury Rears Its Head (or Knee)
I recently evaluated a claim with facts somewhat similar to the following: The claimant sustained a right knee injury in January of 2003, which was accepted as compensable. The claimant received medical benefits and was paid income benefits for