DePaolo's World

I love racing, particularly motorcycle racing. I grew up on motorcycles. Though I didn't get my first motorized two wheels until age 1...

I learned a lot at the 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby . I learned that one can study and study and study the horses and still come ou...

"Will you decide to heal yourself and come back stronger? Or will you allow the injury to get the best of you? A great tool is to choos...

There's an immutable truth about two wheels - eventually you will go down. Riding motorcycles involves a higher level of risk than oth...

Yesterday, after posting about mental health and its importance to the overall workers' compensation claims process I went for my mornin...

Professional sports, and in particular, the NFL have brazenly scoffed at employment laws for years and years. Then the players unionize...

There's no surprise that California Governor Jerry Brown signed the National Football League's bill largely terminating workers...

In many workers' compensation litigated disputes, much of the factual issues are stipulated because the legal issues are so limited. But...

Last week I wrote about the expanding influence, and perhaps, jurisdiction of the federal government over our lives, and in particular (of c...

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed SB 1148 on April 3. This new law prohibits people working for employers in the state from filing workers’ ...

As the various lawsuits concerning allegations of misrepresentation and violation of safety protocol against the National Football League (...

It's playoff season in the National Football League so it is only fitting that we get workers' compensation news concerning professi...

Professional sports represents an odd situation for workers' compensation schemes. There is a high degree of risk of injury or even deat...