Legal Perspective: Workers’ Comp: how to deny a claim and make it stick
Often employers are confronted with situations in which an employee’s claim is either fraudulent or at least exaggerated regarding its severity
Medical Profile: Dr. Mark Tedford
COOKEVILLE – It’s the last frontier – at least, that’s how Dr. Mark Tedford, neurohospitalist, describes his field of neurology.
“With the brain, we just...
Medical Profile: Dr. Vertilio Cornielle
By Amye Anderson
UCBJ Managing Editor
COOKEVILLE – Following in his father’s footsteps, cardiologist Dr. Vertilio Cornielle knew he wanted to practice medicine. But it was...
⊕ Tech student develops app to improve restaurant wait
COOKEVILLE – All it takes is one good idea. Or maybe for Charles Jordan, it takes two.
The 22-year-old Tennessee Tech student has started his...
⊕LEGAL: Broad company policies can create big problems, whether in handbooks or not
Several recent cases dramatically illustrate the need for careful company drafting of its employment policies, even though some are not related to employee handbooks....
DOL proposes new rule defining independent contractors vs. employees under the FLSA
On Sept. 22, 2020, the U. S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a proposed rule addressing how to determine...