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DEIB Comes into Focus at WCI, Building on 2021 Gains
DEIB Comes into Focus at WCI, Building on 2021 Gains

Orlando, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging might not be the first things that come to mind when people think of workers' compensation. But as wtih so many areas of industrial life, many […]
WCI Session To Highlight First Responders, PTSD Experience
WCI Session To Highlight First Responders, PTSD Experience

First responders’ mental health issues have become a subject of focus in the workers’ compensation industry, and the topic will be featured in an inaugural program track at this year’s WCI Conference in August. One […]
N.Y. Court Approves Medical Marijuana for Worker Dealing with Pain, Opioids
N.Y. Court Approves Medical Marijuana for Worker Dealing with Pain, Opioids

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – The state of medical marijuana and workers’ compensation isn’t exactly settled But in Matter of Barretta v. Pal Environmental Safety, No. 533216 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. App. Div. 07/14/22), the court […]
WCI Session to Cover Legal Implications of First Responders, PTSD, and Presumptions
WCI Session to Cover Legal Implications of First Responders, PTSD, and Presumptions

Orlando, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – As mental health has become a focus for employers as well as the workers’ compensation system in recent years, it is no surprise that certain occupations have begun to get what […]
Case Lesson: Lump Sum Agreements in Mass.
Case Lesson: Lump Sum Agreements in Mass.

Boston, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Readers of today’s What Do You Think feature encountered Mary M. Lamport’s case, where an employee’s accepting a lump sum payment for injuries to her right shoulder precluded her from later […]
What Do You Think: Did Lump Sum for Right Shoulder Prevent Benefits for Left?
What Do You Think: Did Lump Sum for Right Shoulder Prevent Benefits for Left?

Boston, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) – What effect does a lump sum for one sore shoulder have on recovery for pain in the other shoulder? As a recent Massachusetts case shows, the answer could be “plenty.” A […]
EEOC Updates COVID Guidance, Highlights Accommodation Considerations
EEOC Updates COVID Guidance, Highlights Accommodation Considerations

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – The COVID-19 pandemic has gone through several phases, and just as the virus has shifted and changed, so too has the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s view on employers’ responsibilities with respect […]
Volunteer who Died from Ground Zero Toxins not Entitled to Benefits
Volunteer who Died from Ground Zero Toxins not Entitled to Benefits

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Anyone on the scene of the rescue and recovery effort following the September 11 attacks likely fits the definition of a “hero.” But, as Matter of Fierro-Switzer v. World Trade […]