3/21/2025· Psychiatry
Competing Models Of Personality Disorders
By: Dr. James Reich
This paper reviews the virtues of applying a dimensional model and/or the more traditional categorical model to classification of personality disorders. The authors suggest how the particular merits of both might be incorporated. A model is proposed that organizes personality typology around a dimension of severity of impairment or dysfunction.
2/19/2025· Insurance
Does Workers Compensation Insurance Cover Undocumented Workers
Picture this: You're an insurance professional, and a client asks you, "Does our workers' comp policy cover undocumented workers?" If you've been in the industry long enough, you know the answer before I say it – it depends. But let's dive into why that's the case and what it means for employers and insurers alike.
2/19/2025· Plastic / Reconstructive / Cosmetic Surgery
The Difference Between Complications And Negligence In Plastic Surgery
Plastic surgery is a highly specialized field that provides numerous individuals with life-changing procedures, offering aesthetic improvements or the restoration of function after injury or disease. However, as with any medical procedure, there are risks involved, and not all outcomes are as expected.
2/12/2025· Expert Witnessing
3 Ways Case Studies Are Unbelievably Helpful For Expert Witnesses
By: Hana Zumout, MS
Attracting the right clients requires credibility, authority, and visibility. But how can experts effectively showcase their knowledge, analytical skills, and ability to communicate complex information? The answer: case studies.
2/3/2025· Nonprofit Organizations
New Legislation Could Threaten Nonprofit Tax-Exempt Status
By: Jess Birken, Esq
In January 2025, there’s a bill making its way through the Senate that has nonprofit leaders concerned – and for good reason. The Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act seems straightforward and easy to support, right?
1/28/2025· Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Manufacturer Selects ERP System To Improve Its Manufacturing Planning Processes
The company’s current ERP system was a homegrown system, and the company was quickly outgrowing it. The company needed a new ERP system to standardize and improve its manufacturing processes, especially its manufacturing planning process. At the time, each department had its own planning processes.
1/28/2025· Security
Duty to Defend: Is it Time to "Reimagine" Municipal Liability?
By: Dr. James Pastor
The title of this article asks what some would see as a loaded question. The genesis of this question stems from the current socio-political dynamic. Avoiding divisive rhetoric while addressing significant legal and public safety concerns is my challenge.
1/27/2025· Police Practices & Procedures
The vascular neck restraint is an effective and safe force option when applied by properly trained officers. Law enforcement is experiencing a dramatic increase in citizen contacts and critical incidents involving violently resistive and or otherwise dangerous subjects who are under the influence of street stimulants and designer drugs such a
1/8/2025· Construction
The Art of Construction Contract Correspondence
Correspondence on any construction project, irrespective of its size and value, is a crucial element of the contract administration process. To be effective, correspondence requires measured, complete, and structured management. However, project managers, contract managers, and administrators often fail to implement or even recognize simple basic guidelines
12/10/2024· Nonprofit Organizations
Understanding Nonprofit Mergers
By: Jess Birken, Esq
Sometimes I work with nonprofits that are considering merging with one (or more!) other nonprofit groups. Mergers can be a happy thing, but they can also come out of one organization being stressed to the point of needing support. Sometimes it's necessary and very emotional.
