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The CDC, OSHA, and common sense are clear. Businesses that mandate their employees, whether new hires or current, to take the Covid-19 vaccines as a requirement for employment are liable for lawsuits if ANY adverse reactions occur. As we’ve documented many times on NOQ Report, there have been a slew of reports of major negative reactions to the Covid-19 vaccines, including paralysis, brain clots, and death.Mainstream media is doing their part in not reporting on these as much as possible, covering up anything that goes against the accepted narrative regarding these vaccines. But as the cases mount up, even the...

Employers may be liable for ‘any adverse reaction’ from mandated coronavirus shots: OSHAIt’s also possible that employers requiring the injections may be held legally liable for violating federal law.WASHINGTON, D.C., May 10, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has put employers on notice that should they attempt to require employees to receive injections of experimental COVID-19 gene-therapy vaccines a resulting adverse reaction will be considered “work-related” for which the employer may be held liable.OSHA released its new guidance on April 20 under a “Frequently Asked Questions” section of its website having to do with COVID-19...

Taxpayers just learned that those who have worked in the U.S. Congress are at risk of becoming: a. bipolar; b. depressed and c. anguished. “Three J,” as he is known in Chicago street parlance, AKA former jail inmate and Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. claims to be suffering from all three. As a result, Jackson is collecting a whopping $138,400 from U.S. taxpayers each year; $100,000 in workman’s comp and another $38,400 in Social Security Disability, all because he is a victim of these afflictions. It is Joe Schoffstall of the Washington Free Beacon who revealed that the son of...

VANCOUVER – Damage done to the psyche of those unwillingly caught up in last year’s Stanley Cup riot was the most expensive part of workers compensation claims related to the mayhem. In total, 24 of 51 filed claims were accepted by WorkSafeBC, the provincial workers compensation agency. Only four of them were for post-traumatic stress disorder, but the awards for those claims consumed $71,000 of the $117,000 in claims incurred in the riot’s aftermath. The Canadian Mental Health Association on its website says PTSD symptoms include flashbacks or nightmares, emotional numbing and withdrawing from friends and family. -snip- Kerry Jang,...

LOS ANGELES (CBS) — The next time you plan a movie night without the kids, you may have to provide more than just pizza for your babysitter. Democratic lawmakers in Sacramento are fast-tracking a bill that would require workers’ compensation benefits, meal breaks and paid vacation time for all “domestic employees”, including nannies, housekeepers and even babysitters. Assembly Bill 889, authored by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco), has already cleared the Assembly and is expected to receive overwhelming support from Senate Democrats, who control both houses of the California legislature. Under AB 889, parents legally become household “employers” and are...

HOUSTON -- Relatives of 140 workers who died on the job in Texas were denied more than $17 million in compensation benefits because of the state's narrow definition of who can receive the money, a Houston Chronicle analysis has found. Typically, only spouses and minor-age children are eligible for the lump-sum compensation, often more than $100,000 per worker, according to state law. Parents and older children must demonstrate financial dependence on the killed worker to receive benefits.

AS A SMALL business consultant for the past 10 years, I saw the effect that high workers' compensation insurance had on small businesses, and I can tell you that the changes instituted by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger two years ago most definitely have benefitted California. First, we have 575,000 new jobs in California while Schwarzenegger has been in office. Before he became governor, businesses were fleeing California for states with lower costs of doing business. Now, job-creation is vibrant in our state. Second, we have workers' comp cost-savings that are topping 40 percent. And another 16-percent cut in premiums is on...

As Arnold Schwarzenegger surveys the wreckage of what has been so far a failed governorship, he can see just one substantial accomplishment _ an overhaul of the system of compensating workers for job-related illnesses and injuries. As the governor looks ahead, however, he faces a growing drive to undo that workers' compensation overhaul by the same forces that handed him a humbling special election defeat. Labor unions and attorneys who specialize in work comp cases are gearing up to push through a very friendly Legislature a bill to reverse or severely modify last year's Schwarzenegger-sponsored legislation. They are joined in...

<p>The October election told us a great deal about what voting Californians wanted. They wanted change. They responded to a candidate who offered hope and optimism. They resonated with a commitment to fix the state's broken finances and the worst business climate in the nation.</p>

Costco crumbles after profit warning By Jennifer Waters, CBS.MarketWatch.com Last Update: 9:46 AM ET Aug. 5, 2003 CHICAGO (CBS.MW) - Investors unloaded 14 percent of Costco's share value in heavy early trading Tuesday after the wholesale club warned that quarterly profits could dive as much as 18 percent. Costco (COST: news, chart, profile) shares plunged $5.01 to $31.95. Hobbled by higher healthcare costs and worker's compensation coupled with lower margins, the Issaquah, Wash.-based retailer slashed its fourth fiscal-quarter earnings outlook to a range of 46 cents to 48 cents a share, down from a previously expected 54 cents to 56...

LAW OF THE LAND Illegals entitled to workers' compensation Arizona court rules business liable for employee's eye injury Posted: August 2, 2003 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com A three-judge panel of the Arizona Court of Appeals has ruled a transmission shop in Phoenix is liable to pay the workers' compensation of an illegal alien employee who injured his eye on the job. In a 3-0 decision, the panel rejected arguments by Lee Myles Transmission that it wasn't liable to pay the claims of Fermin Torres because he is not a U.S. citizen, the Arizona Capitol Times reported this week....

Any California business owner who would like to voice his travail with high Workman's Comp premiums might want to complete the survey on McClintock's home page. "Workers' Compensation Survey for Business Owners. What effect has a high workers' compensation premium had on your business? Click here to take the survey. [http://republican.sen.ca.gov/Survey/takeSurvey.asp?surveyID=34] Senator McClintock has introduced SB 414 (Workers' Compensation Reform). The legislation is part of the Workers' Compensation Reform package being sponsored by the California Chamber of Commerce. The bill specifies that injury or disease arising out of employment must be certified by a physician using medical evidence based on...