On Friday, an Appellate Court rejected the UNIONS' effort, including the National Nurses, United, to compel the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to retain the Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS).  The court reasoned that […]

Under Illinois workers’ compensation law, an employer through their insurance company is required to compensate you and cover your medical bills from any injury that stems from the original injury. So if you break your […]

Portland, ME (WorkersCompensation.com) – When a worker’s job makes an existing injury worse, both medical records and the nature of the job help determine whether the injury is compensable.  A worker for a tree removal […]

An investigation by the Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation’s Enforcement Division has led to the arrest of Kerri Samples Monroe, age 48. According to Enforcement Division Director Melinda Vigna, Kerri Monroe, is a licensed […]

Washington,DC (WorkCompAcademy) - The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud was created in 1993 and remains the nation’s only consumer advocacy organization devoted to educating and protecting American citizens from the cost and damage of insurance fraud. The Coalition […]

Chicago, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – As modern workplaces continue to evolve in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, so too must workers’ compensation claims organizations in order to achieve optimal outcomes. Yet, standing in the way are […]

Colorado Springs,CO (WorkersCompensation.com)  – A worker performing maintenance inside a cement mixer at a Colorado Springs concrete manufacturing company narrowly escaped fatal injuries when a co-worker turned the machine on. A U.S. Department of Labor […]

New Jersey workers again are now at risk for West Nile Virus. The warnings of the mosquito-borne illness are an alert for New Jersey workers to take adequate precautions against this infectious disease.The New Jersey […]