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Rule Update: Ohio Provides for Safety Grant Program
Rule Update: Ohio Provides for Safety Grant Program

Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) -- A recent update to Ohio rules looks to make the Buckeye State a little safer for workers. Under the new rule: The administrator may establish a program of safety grants for […]
6 Things to Know about Cybersecurity: WCI Track Seeks to Create 'Evangelists'
6 Things to Know about Cybersecurity: WCI Track Seeks to Create 'Evangelists'

Orlando, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Cybersecurity has grabbed headlines in recent years, including within the workers’ compensation industry. But has it been enough to turn people into “evangelists” for cybersecurity? Ron Frechette thinks so, and has […]
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 […]