The Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board ruled earlier this week that the Reform Act of 2013 didn’t affect the longstanding “direct and natural consequences rule” for causation. The Board additionally held that the trial court […]

Plainfield, NH (WorkersCompensation.com) - Although widely adopted by other healthcare payers, electronic payments have yet to be fully embraced by workers’ compensation. Health Strategy Associates Principal Joe Paduda will share reasons for this along with other […]

At his final COVID-19 press briefing, NJ Governor Phil Murphy announced the signing of Executive Order No. 292, which lifts the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. The order effectively ends the liberalized span of time that […]

Trenton, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) - The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) has advanced its worker misclassification case against Lyft to the courts, asking an administrative law judge to confirm the Department’s assessment […]

Hannibal, MO (WorkersCompensation.com) - A federal administrative law judge in Washington, D.C., has ordered a Hannibal cement company to pay a worker the company penalized for assisting federal safety investigators during a site visit. On […]

From a very early age in life, we want to be acknowledged. We want to be seen and we want to be heard. As we grow older, we want to be appreciated, to be valued, […]

Seattle, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) - A West Seattle construction company owner is facing jail time in a milestone case that’s holding an employer criminally responsible for a preventable worker death. Alki Construction owner Phillip Numrich was […]

Portland, ME (WorkersCompensation.com) - Children and spouses of workers injured on the job may benefit from an annual MEMIC scholarship program now entering its 21st year. The MEMIC Group is accepting applications for its Harvey […]