The Committee on Economic Security (CES) On June 8, 1934, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in a message to the Congress, announced his intention to provide a program for Social Security. Subsequently, the President created by Executive Order the Committee on Economic Security, which was composed of five top cabinet-level officials. The committee was instructed to study the entire problem … Read more
Twenty years ago, when Anita Hill returned home from the contentious Senate hearings during which she accused Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment, people told her not to worry — her name would be forgotten in a matter of months. But two things have become clear this week as she has re-entered the debate: The raw tensions over … Read more
Injured workers are frequently sent for an “independent medical exam” (“IME”), so the employer’s comp insurance carrier can get a second opinion. This common practice sounds fair and innocent enough. In fact, it is laden with landmines which can be fatal to the injured worker’s compensation claim. Most of the hazards lurk just behind the … Read more