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Quick Hit: New N.Y. Notarization Rules
Quick Hit: New N.Y. Notarization Rules

Albany, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Among the many new things 2024 will bring is a change to notarization requirements in the Empire State. Effective Jan. 1, the notarization requirement fades off into the sunset and affirmations […]
Season’s Greetings from WorkersCompensation.com
Season’s Greetings from WorkersCompensation.com

Active Shooter Drill Leads to Injuries for Neb. Worker, doesn’t Negate Exclusive Remedy Rules
Active Shooter Drill Leads to Injuries for Neb. Worker, doesn’t Negate Exclusive Remedy Rules

Omaha, NE (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The topic of active shooter training can be emotionally and psychologically difficult for many workers, but what happens if an employee experiences an injury that during such a training and attempts […]
Form Focus: Ohio Request for Injured Worker Outpatient Medication Reimbursement (C-17)
Form Focus: Ohio Request for Injured Worker Outpatient Medication Reimbursement (C-17)

Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Ohio, form C-17, the Request for Injured Worker Outpatient Medication Reimbursement is used for medication reimbursement, including over-the-counter medications. The following breaks down the requirements that accompany the form. Prescription […]
Okla. Top Court Finds WCC’s Ruling Violated Worker’s Due Process Rights
Okla. Top Court Finds WCC’s Ruling Violated Worker’s Due Process Rights

Tulsa, OK (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The term "due process" raises images of constitutional law classes and contested criminal law proceedings. But as Oklahoma's highest court demonstrated in Cantwell v. Flex-N-Gate, No. 120189 (Okla. 12/12/23), due process […]
Compliance Corner: Texas Claims Procedure for Death Benefits
Compliance Corner: Texas Claims Procedure for Death Benefits

Austin, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) -- No one wants to see a worker die, but unfortunately, it happens sometimes. When it does, Texas has procedural rules for how benefits are distributed. The following information breaks down those […]
A Look Back at ’23: Our Top 12 (and a Few More) Stories from the Old Year
A Look Back at ’23: Our Top 12 (and a Few More) Stories from the Old Year

Louisville, KY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Here at the Santa's workshop that is the WorkersCompensation.com news desk, we are raising a toast to the old year and hanging high hopes on the new. To help us close […]
Do You Know the Rule? Fla. Failure to Secure Workers’ Compensation
Do You Know the Rule? Fla. Failure to Secure Workers’ Compensation

Clearwater, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Florida, employers that fail to secure the payment of compensation, as provided in s. 440.10, by failing to meet the requirements of 440.38 may not, in any suit brought against them by an […]