Whistleblower Special Meeting for Your Rights!

 

BREAKING NEWS

 

Whistleblower Special Meeting

Tomorrow, Tuesday September 9^th at 2:00 pm ET, the House Oversight Government Reform Committee’s Federal Workforce, US Postal Service and Census Subcommittee will  hold the following hearing, “Examining the Administration’s Treatment of Whistleblowers”. It will explore whistleblower retaliation since passage of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act.

 

 

Witnesses have not yet been publicly announced, but GAP legal director Tom Devine, Federal Air Marshal whistleblower Robert MacLean, and VA whistleblower Dr. Van Boven will be testifying, among others.

 

The hearing is open to the public and will be held at 2154 Rayburn House Office Building.

 



 

Viagra and Mellenoma is There a Link?

Recent studies have suggested a possible link between the erectile dysfunction medication, Viagra® (Sildenafil) and melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer often caused by extensive ultraviolet radiation exposure. Viagra®, manufactured by Pfizer Labs, was approved in 1998 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat erectile dysfunction. Since Viagra’s inception, Pfizer has seen its annual sales of the erectile dysfunction medication reach nearly $1.9 billion.

A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association indicates that men using Viagra® may be 84 percent more likely to develop the deadly form of skin cancer than men who have not used the drug. Preliminary research indicates that phosphodiesterase 5A (PDE5A) inhibitors, such as Viagra®, may increase the rapid spread of melanoma cells through a process known as “melanin synthesis,” causing the development of melanoma.

Statistical data from the American Cancer Society suggest that physicians in the United States diagnose approximately 76,000 cases of melanoma per year.  Approximately 6,400 men die each year from melanoma. The group being diagnosed with melanoma at the highest rate is men older than 49, also the target group for the erectile dysfunction drug. Researchers suggest that further investigation of the correlation between Viagra® use and melanoma is underway.

If you think you may have been affected please contact www.vanderlindenlaw.com today!

How To Determine if You are Experiencing a Workplace Injury!

First, if you have suffered an injury at work and have not reported it to your employer, you should do so immediately! There are strict deadlines for actually reporting an injury once you are aware the injury is related to your work activities. Failure to report the injury might be an obstacle from any possible recovery.
Notice of a work- related injury should be given to a supervisor, human resources director, or someone else in a position of authority with the employer. This person should give you a DWC-1 to fill out. The DWC-1 outlines the nature of your work injury and how it relates to your work. You or your employer should then recommend you to a Redding Worker's Compensation doctor to document the injury and seek treatment.

However, some injuries are difficult to determine if they are work related. The legal test is whether the injury arose out of employment through the course of the employment.
Job Duties Cause an Injury or Disabling Condition Through Repetitive Use During Your Employment.

Not all work comp injuries are the result of one specific incident. If you fall down a flight of stairs and break your leg while at work, anyone could determine the specific time and date the work injury occurred. This is considered a "specific injury." It is fairly easy to determine if this injury is work-related.

However, some injuries are more difficult to determine if they were directly caused by your employment. For example, what about work activities which over a period of time result in a painful or disabling medical condition? An example of this kind of injury would  be someone who does manual labor and spends all day, everyday, bent over shoveling or lifting. Due to the lifting and shoveling, this person develops lumbar back pain which requires medical treatment. If the work activities of lifting and shoveling contributed to his/ her back injury, this would be a repetitive injury work comp claim.  Other examples would include: if you use your hands repetitively at work and you develop hand/wrist pain; or if you do a lot of walking and climbing and develop knee pain; or if you are exposed to toxins and/or chemicals over a period of time and develop respiratory problems; or if you are exposed to loud noises at work and gradually develop hearing problems. These types of injuries are labeled repetitive, or "cumulative trauma" injuries.

Cumulative trauma injuries happen gradually at work, over a period of time or during a course of repetitive action. These injuries are generally considered to arise out of your employment through the course of doing your work activities. Therefore, they would be a work-related injury and fall under work comp.

One of the trickiest parts of cumulative injuries is determining the date injury occurred. The date of injury for a repetitive use injury, can be the first date you see a physician, the first day you become disabled or limited from the injury, or the last day you work, among other possible dates.

If you suspect that you have such a claim from your work activities, you should give notice to your employer immediately, explaining you have a medical condition which you believe is related to your work activities. Again, follow-up with your physician right away and describe in detail what your job duties were and how they seemed to cause or increase your symptoms.Our Recommendation:If you are unsure whether you have been injured on the job, or if you have a medical condition or disability which you believe was caused or aggravated by your work activities, immediately file a report of injury with your employer and contact our office for a FREE consultation. We will advise you of the rights and benefits available to you.

LeVander and Vander Linden Law Office

LeVander & Vander Linden

 

 

5775 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 670

Saint Louis Park, Minnesota 55416

 

http://www.vanderlindenlaw.com/index.html

 

(612) 339-6841

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False Claims Act  •  Whistleblower Claims

Workers’ Compensation Claims

Personal Injury

Motor Vehicle Accidents

Product Liability