With a few days left in 2011, Long Islanders can look back at the year and marvel that we got through it. The snow finally cleared, Nassau County didn’t collapse into bankruptcy, Suffolk County went back to the Democrats and our property taxes rose again. Enlarge (Photo: Reuters / Suffolk County Police Handout) The locations …
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Dec 26
LI workers saw slight pay raise in 2010
Total compensation of workers nationally and on Long Island edged up in 2010 over the prior year, perhaps evidence of, as one local expert put it, “the beginnings of a recovery.” According to statistics released this week by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, total compensation — wage and salary disbursement, plus employer contributions to …
Dec 23
NY still overtaxes small businesses
As a small business owner in Westchester, the recent articles and letters concerning the Metropolitan Transportation Authority payroll tax are missing the point. The MTA tax is a nuisance to be sure, since it has quarterly and end-of-year filing requirements that are different from the state tax and all other filing/taxing requirements. However, at 0.34 …
Dec 23
Aquatic therapy soon after total knee arthroplasty improves outcomes
Despite increased use of total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA), there is a notable lack of consensus about optimal postoperative treatment. Aquatic therapy has been shown to have a beneficial effect, and it is typically begun two weeks after surgery, after the wound has healed. According to a new study published in …
Dec 22
An unstable environment troubles independent PTs
By Mike Pettinella Daily News Correspondent | 0 comments LE ROY — Privately-owned physical therapy practices are receiving inadequate treatment when it comes to issues such as health insurance co-pays, physical therapy as an alternative to surgery, workers compensation laws and freedom of choice, according to a local physical therapist and leader of a Western New …
Dec 21
Comp exclusive remedy does not bar uninsured motorist benefits: N.Y. high court
NEW YORK—The exclusive remedy provision in workers compensation law does not bar an employee from collecting uninsured motorist benefits from a self-insured employer, New York state’s high court has ruled. Workers Comp News and analysis about the legislative, legal and insurance market issues that affect workers compensation managers, as well as strategies for reducing comp …
Dec 21
Town Avoids Major Hike in Workers’ Comp Costs
POUND RIDGE, N.Y. – The Pound Ridge Town Board dodged a fiscal bullet this past week when it averted a 147 percent increase in the town’s workers’ compensation costs. The board held a special meeting Saturday to deal with the issue after it was brought to its attention by the town’s insurance agency. If nothing had been …
Dec 21
Running Doc: tips to avoid and treat hamstring injuries include ice, compression, stretching
Celebrity Chef Bobby Flay stretches for his training run on the West Side waterfront in Manhattan last year. Flay was training for the New York Marathon. Stretching exercises can help runners avoid hamstring injuries. Dear Running Doc: I was tripped at the start of a 5K and pulled my hamstring, and now I can’t run …
Dec 15
Wage Protection Planned for Home Care Workers
The Obama administration said on Thursday that it would propose regulations to give the nation’s nearly two million home care workers minimum wage and overtime protection. Those workers have long been exempted from coverage. Readers’ Comments Share your thoughts. Post a Comment » Read All Comments (29) » Labor unions and advocates for low-wage workers …
Dec 15
Robotic Therapy May Provide Lasting Gains for Immobilized Stroke Survivors
Study highlights: , Dec 15, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) — Adding robotic assistance to standard rehab was more effective than traditional methods in helping severely impaired stroke survivors regain the ability to walk. — The additional therapy was not beneficial for those with less impairment. DALLAS, Dec. 15, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Severely impaired stroke …