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Termination for Absences Doesn’t Stand Without Written Policy Requiring Doctor’s Notes
Termination for Absences Doesn’t Stand Without Written Policy Requiring Doctor’s Notes

25 for 25 in '25 In our look back at 25 cases from each year that we've been in existence, we come to 2001, and a case from Kansas that tested how much an employer […]
5 Questions for Jerilyn Kelly, Jennifer Morris Jones, Annette LaBarre, Becky Hillhouse on Innovation, Comp, and CLM Session
5 Questions for Jerilyn Kelly, Jennifer Morris Jones, Annette LaBarre, Becky Hillhouse on Innovation, Comp, and CLM Session

In advance of the CLM Focus Conference coming up Feb. 11-12, we're presenting a series of conference-preview pieces to better understand what the sessions will offer and why they're relevant to the workers' compensation industry. Today, we […]
5 Questions for Kirsten Kaiser Kus on Trends, Risks, & an Upcoming CLM Session
5 Questions for Kirsten Kaiser Kus on Trends, Risks, & an Upcoming CLM Session

In advance of the CLM Focus Conference coming up Feb. 11-12, we're presenting a series of conference-preview pieces to better understand what the sessions will offer and why they're relevant to the workers' compensation industry. […]
What Should Federal Employers Know about Schedule Awards?
What Should Federal Employers Know about Schedule Awards?

Form Focus When a federal worker experiences an injury on the job and seeks compensation for a schedule award, a Form CA-7 is required, which can be found on Simply Research. Following are a few […]
25 for 25 in ’25 Roundup
25 for 25 in ’25 Roundup

We're looking back at important and noteworthy workers' compensation cases that have come up in each of the 25 years WorkersCompensation.com has been around, and we're gonna pile 'em all up here. 2000: Iowa Top Court […]
Iowa Top Court Finds Latex Allergy Injury Arose Out Of & In Course Of Nurse’s Employment
Iowa Top Court Finds Latex Allergy Injury Arose Out Of & In Course Of Nurse’s Employment

25 for 25 in '25 Over the next 12 months, we will be taking a look back at important and noteworthy workers' compensation cases that have come up in each of the 25 years WorkersCompensation.com […]
Worker’s First Time on Conveyor Belt Results in Severed Finger, but No Cause for Tort Claim
Worker’s First Time on Conveyor Belt Results in Severed Finger, but No Cause for Tort Claim

Case File When a worker received workers' compensation benefits while off of work, it cut against his case that he didn't make an informed election of benefits after losing a finger in an accident at […]
When is a Treatment Plan Not Required for Cervical and Lumbar Spinal Injuries in Hawaii?
When is a Treatment Plan Not Required for Cervical and Lumbar Spinal Injuries in Hawaii?

Do You Know the Rule? Let's say a worker sustains a cervical or lumbar spine injury on the job in the Aloha State? Would she need a treatment plan under the state's workers' compensation law? […]