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Do You Know the Rule? Wash. PT, OT
Do You Know the Rule? Wash. PT, OT

Seattle, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Part of getting injured workers healthy -- and back to work -- often involves physical therapy and occupational therapy. As with other treatments, PT and OT have compliance issues that are […]
Today is Juneteenth; Our Offices are Closed
Today is Juneteenth; Our Offices are Closed

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In commemoration of the Juneteenth holiday, our offices are closed for Monday, June 19. Usual business will resume Tuesday morning. Please take a few moments to study up on Juneteenth, courtesy […]
Appeals on their Minds: Ga. Spells Out New Steps
Appeals on their Minds: Ga. Spells Out New Steps

Atlanta, GA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Come July, Georgia will have new procedures for appealing a workers' compensation claim. So, what's new in the Peach State? The following information breaks it down. New Rule Starting July 1, […]
Case Lesson: DOL Clarifies FMLA-Holiday Interplay
Case Lesson: DOL Clarifies FMLA-Holiday Interplay

If a holiday occurs during an employee’s workweek, and an employee works for part of the week and uses Family and Medical Leave Act leave for part of the week, the holiday does not reduce […]
N.J. Top Court Upholds $861K Award for Worker with Crushed, Amputated Foot
N.J. Top Court Upholds $861K Award for Worker with Crushed, Amputated Foot

Newark, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When workers sue someone after getting hurt on the job, tricky legal questions sometimes pop up, particularly if it's unclear who employed whom in a negligence context. Such was the case […]
Workers’ Comp 101 Round-Up
Workers’ Comp 101 Round-Up

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- You might have noticed in our legal- and compliance-oriented stories, we like to give you a little bit of nuts-and-bolts info that we call Workers' Comp 101. To help you keep […]
Court’s Focus on Injury, Rather than Surgery, Halts W. Va. Worker’s Claim
Court’s Focus on Injury, Rather than Surgery, Halts W. Va. Worker’s Claim

Charleston, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Just because two doctors present evidence in a worker's favor doesn't mean that a court will go with the popular vote. In Lucas v. Blue Creek Mining, LLC, No. 21-0655 (W. […]
Do You Know the Rule? Colo. Exclusions, Exemptions
Do You Know the Rule? Colo. Exclusions, Exemptions

Denver, CO (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Not all workers are covered under states' workers' compensation laws. So, how are you to know who is and isn't under the workers' compensation umbrella? Like many states, Colorado spells it […]