Under Florida’s workers’ compensation law, injured workers have access to no-fault insurance benefits that compensate them for their economic losses, such as medical bills and lost wages. However, “no-fault” does not mean the process is easy. The insurance company has attorneys whose sole mission is to reduce the amount of benefits that injured workers receive, or even deny these benefits …
Primarily because of the Florida Supreme Court’s decision in April that overturned a key component in the law, questions abound about workers’ compensation in Florida. But even with these changes, many parts of the system remain substantially the same. State workers’ compensation laws, like the one in Florida, go back about 100 years to a time when industrialization was changing …
There are several reasons why serious burns are among the most common catastrophic injuries in truck crash cases. Most 18-wheelers carry about 300 gallons of fuel, and fully-loaded tanker trucks may carry as much as 9,000 gallons. The sheer volume is one reason why many large truck crashes involve large fireballs. But that is only part of the story. In …
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The Department of Defense quietly upped the ante in Syria with a $10 million no-bid contract that sends an unspecified number of private-sector intelligence operatives to the war-torn country. In July 2016, the government announced that Six3 Intelligence Solutions, which is now a subsidiary of CACI International, will provide “intelligence analysis services” in Germany, Italy, and Syria. While almost nothing …
Many local residents in places like Japan and Kuwait view U.S. service members as little more than a foreign occupying army. What impact does this attitude have on contractors? The American military presence in Okinawa, which has long been a sore spot for many, is a good example. In June 2016, according to police and witnesses, an intoxicated off-duty American …
As more and more Iraq and Afghanistan veterans return with post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries, an innovative therapeutic technique is helping many of them regain at least part of the lifestyle they lost. Former Marine Tony Austin has a rather typical story with an unexpected ending. Chronic PTSD made it almost impossible for Austin to reintegrate into …
From defoliants used in the Vietnam War to the still-mysterious “Gulf War Syndrome” to the burn pits of Iraq and Afghanistan, contractors and service members are exposed to a wide variety of non-combat hazards. During the American Civil War, commanders would place their troops in hazardous situations without a second thought. In fact, some Southern commanders often inflated casualty figures …
A recent DoD survey indicates that although most officials in Afghanistan who have experience with private security contractors believe they make a positive contribution to the United States’ mission in this war-torn country, this view is not universal and some misconceptions and unfair perceptions persist. For more than ten years, advocates have argued that contractors give the U.S. military an …
Most likely in the hope that the move would breathe life into the stalled Senate version of the same bill, U.S. Representative David Price (D-NC) introduced House Resolution 5339, a proposal that could have a significant impact for contractors serving in Afghanistan and elsewhere. The measure expands federal criminal jurisdiction to acts that occur outside the United States, and more …
With the Taliban as entrenched today as it was prior to the U.S. invasion in 2001, planned troop withdrawals may not follow the plan that politicians have envisioned, particularly now that there is a new sheriff in town. After ninety days in-country as the top Army commander, U.S. Army Gen. John W. Nicholson, who has three years in the theater …
Even as the number of servicemembers in the war-torn country has dwindled to under 9,000, there are still over 29,000 contractors in-country, according to the Congressional Research Service. Curiously, only about 10% of these contractors perform security services. Since fiscal 2007, the DoD has spent over $220 billion for contractors in the Iraq and Afghanistan theaters. Both the numbers are …
