Workplace health and safety are critically important to employers in managing their businesses. The financial and non-monetary costs associated with workplace injuries and accidents can be significant. One way of achieving and sustaining employee morale that increasingly has become a crucial part of a productive, efficient business is attendance management.

Dentons’ employment lawyers understand the complexities and intertwining of human resources issues, legislation and government policy that pervade this area of the law, and we have advised and represented clients, including employers, insurance carriers, third party administrators, and self-insured employers, on a range of workers compensation matters, including:

• Claims management, including complex medical claims
• Claims adjudication
• Creation of health and safety policies
• Return-to-work and accommodation issues
• Workplace compliance with legislated employer obligations

Dentons regularly handles initial claim compensability determinations, exposure analysis, medical evidence interpretation, investigation, coverage opinions, claim administration, discovery, and settlement. Our lawyers have presented cases for adjudication before state workers’ compensation commissions and through all levels of appeal. We also provide mediation services.

Dentons has vast experience handling and interpreting complex medical issues and evidence involving neurology, orthopedics, cardiovascular, pulmonary, hearing loss, diseases and industrial disability claims. Our team interprets and assists with workers’ compensation matters in accordance with the American Medical Association guidelines for impairment restrictions, physical restrictions and return-to-work issues. Our lawyers are familiar with defending large and small companies across many industries including production and manufacturing, health care, banking, trucking and construction, among others.

Insights

Supreme Court clarifies rectification of collective agreements

January 24, 2025

United Kingdom: The Supreme Court has held that the written record of a legally unenforceable collective agreement can be rectified where, due to a mistake, it does not accurately reflect what the employer and the union representatives agreed.

Employment and Labour Law: 2024 Year in Review and Future Trends

January 23, 2025

2024 was a pivotal year for employers and workplaces, defined by evolving legislation, significant court decisions and shifting workforce dynamics. From groundbreaking rulings on wrongful dismissal to critical updates in workplace health and safety requirements, employers navigated both opportunities and challenges in adapting to these changes.

Employment Rights Bill amendments: what do they mean for you?

December 5, 2024

United Kingdom: The UK government published the Employment Rights Bill within its first 100 days in office, thereby meeting its target. Now, substantial amendments to the Bill have been revealed. This insight discusses those changes and their likely impact.

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