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The uncertainty over the change in presidential administrations that has affected some other sectors has not had any measurable impact on civilian contractor overseas jobs, according to Charmaine Bell at Engility Corporation. However, that is subject to change depending on “what’s happening around the world, the federal budget, and of course the current political landscape,” she added. For the most …
Barnett, Lerner, Karsen & Frankel, P.A. are pleased to have been a corporate supporter for the Fifth Annual Silver Hawk Golf Tournament sponsored by a local elementary school in Miami, Florida. A full field of golfers and their families enjoyed the tournament and beautiful day on Saturday, May 20, 2017. Barnett, Lerner, Karsen & Frankel, P.A. are delighted to have …
A large Chinese military installation will be less than five miles from one of the most important U.S. military bases in the Horn of Africa. Chinese officials characterized the installation in Djibouti, which has a coastline along the strategic Bab-el-Mandeb at the edge of the Red Sea, as a “logistical support” facility that helps facilitate peacekeeping efforts elsewhere in Africa. …
Following a spirited debate, the Insurance & Banking Subcommittee approved a measure that would reconfigure the workers’ compensation system in Florida. Much of the discussion about PCB IBS 17-01 centered on attorneys’ fees, which under the approved 34-page bill, could be as high as $250 an hour. Business groups insisted that a rate that high would drive up employer costs, …
Bills in both the State House and Senate would allow Florida workers, especially first responders, suffering from job-related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder to file workers’ compensation claims. Dr. Deborah Beidel, a psychology professor at the University of Central Florida, says that many first responders are exposed to conditions and events like those commonly experienced in war zones, such as the Pulse …
