Carson Law Practice

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Celebrating 5 years! We couldn't have done it without great referrals, loyal clients, law student friends (you know who you are), employees and of course my amazing family that has supported this business since before the beginning!

Here's to MANY more years!

There's NO Such Thing, Self-Made Man (Arnold Schwarzenegger, motivational video) "You understand that you are here because of a lot of help then you also understand that now is time to help others." -Arnold Schwarzenegger -------------- F...

Western State Hospital in the news, again. Mental health is not talked about enough. Since the 80s there has been a reduction in public commons dealing with people that need help in mental health. We have seen the bi-product of increased incarcerations, homelessness, and drug use. I have represented some workers who work in this field, who have worked at Western State Hospital. Attacks are common, severe, and tragic, but not surprising. The state needs to fund more treatment, it'd have a great positive impact on the social health in our community at large (it'd reduce the total number of people in suffering (utilitarian) and it is the right thing to do.

Western State Hospital cited and fined for failing to protect assaulted nurses Washington's largest state-run psychiatric hospital has been cited and fined for failing to protect workers from assaults by patients.

Not all battles are won on the first punch. I hung a picture in my office this week, and the quote rings true in life and litigation... "The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place, And I don't care how tough you are, It will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me or nobody is going to hit as hard as life, But it aint how hard you get hit, it's about how hard you can get it and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done." I thought some of you might have needed to hear that... I did.

http://ww2.cfo.com/human-resources-human-capital-careers/2016/10/five-employment-law-traps-cfos-hr-oversight/

Five Employment Law Traps for CFOs with HR Oversight CFO are often tasked with overseeing HR, but hiring and firing employees often comes with employment law implications.

So here is a story about worker comp fraud in Washington State, which is all fine and good, it happens. But, for every worker fraud case, there is a 1000 examples for an Employer lying in order NOT to pay benefits under the law. Seeing this story published, but no stories in the other direction should not bother me. I get it, the below story is not news because it is not news when a dog bites a man, it is news when a man bites a dog. Lets us never forget who makes the wealth for the companies, its the people who punches the clock, trades a young body for a used body, and gets things done because it is expected.
http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2016/03/09/401347.htm

Washington Casino Dealer Ordered to Repay $27K in Workers' Comp Scam A Spokane, Wash. card dealer caught working at casinos while receiving disability benefits must repay more than $27,000. Victor Arredondo, 58, pleaded guil

Watch out!

WSP will be watching for left lane campers this week The Washington State Patrol will be looking for left lane campers during a special statewide emphasis patrol Wednesday through Friday.

Well that's some name!

Beezow Doo-doo Zopittybop-bop-bop arrested in Washington The man with the unusual name is accused of assaulting a Thurston County sheriff’s deputy and an Evergreen State College police officer.

http://www.propublica.org/article/lawmakers-call-for-more-oversight-of-workers-comp

U.S. Lawmakers Call for More Oversight of Workers’ Comp In response to a ProPublica and NPR investigation, members of Congress are urging the labor secretary to come up with a plan to protect injured workers and taxpayers.

Lawyers need love too! http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2015/11/06/love-your-lawyer-day-greeted-with-affection-and-objections/

‘Love Your Lawyer Day’ Greeted With Affection and Objections There is no law that says you must celebrate Love Your Lawyer Day on Friday. And no one expects the occasion to become a federal holiday. But the thought of dedicating a whole day to loving litigators is resonating with the legal profession, if not the wider public.

You can go with an attorney you don't know, or me.

http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/2015/11/03/ticketapp/75078094/

New app helps drivers fight traffic tickets A new Iphone app promises to help drivers avoid increased insurance premiums by keeping moving violations off their record.

*This is scary enough for Halloween week.

A political party is passing a bill (guess which one) in another state is trying to pass a bill that would require a worker prove the employer is liable for the accident. If the worker proves negligence then they can recover the minuscule WC amount. HORRIBLE. While this is not in Washington State, its a heads up alert.

Here is the story just in time for Halloween:
http://progressive.org/news/2015/10/188374/wi-republicans-fast-tracking-bill-effectively-kills-workers-comp

WI Republicans Fast-tracking Bill that Effectively Kills Workers' Comp | The Progressive