Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced he will appoint Troy Haley to serve as Administrator of the Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation within the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, effective September 1. Lee also […]

On June 8, 2022, Governor Brian Kemp issued A Commendation to several current and former employees of the Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation (SBWC) in honor of a life-saving event that occurred just prior […]

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Hyrum, UT (WorkersCompensation.com)–Employers may have to pay workers’ compensation benefits even if a worker’s preexisting injury might have contributed to an on-the-job injury.  While a long-haul trucker’s “super obesity” arguably constituted a preexisting condition, a […]

Atlanta,GA ( WorkersCompensation.com)  – As temperatures and the risk of heat illness rise in Alabama, Georgia, Florida and Mississippi, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration reminds employers and workers not to […]

Gun violence in the workplace continues to be a significant occupational hazard. Whether it occurs on the work premises or carriers over to an off-premises location, gun violence remains a continuing risk associated with a […]

Worcester,MA (WorkersCompensation.com) - A Worcester resident who operated two temporary staffing agencies has been charged in connection with a scheme to evade her insurance companies of more than $49,000 in premiums, Attorney General Maura Healey […]

Temple,TX ( WorkersCompensation.com) – A federal workplace safety investigation into how an employee suffered serious injuries in January 2022 at a Temple manufacturing facility operated by Carpenter Co. – one of the nation’s largest cushion […]