Workers' Compensation Daily Headlines

Las Vegas, NV (WorkersCompensation.com) -- A worker is severely injured but not totally incapacitated. Can he obtain permanently totally disabled status?  A Nevada case involving a former bakery employee applies a well-known doctrine in answering […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Recently, drug pricing and rebates have been under scrutiny by not only the American Medical Association, but the federal government as well.  The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced a settlement […]

Martin County, KY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Officials in eastern Kentucky have confirmed that one of two workers trapped inside a coal preparation plant when it collapsed has died.   Rescue workers are still working to get to […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - Earlier this year, testimony presented to the House Committee on Ways and Means, showed that the number of healthcare provider bankruptcies increased 84 percent from 2021 to 2022. Although workforce shortages […]

Phoenix, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Arizona, when it appears that a workers' compensation claimant is a minor or incapacitated person, the commission may appoint a guardian ad litem to represent the best interests of the […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Last week, I had the opportunity to participate in a workshop by Hanger Clinic on Upper Extremity Limb Loss. The workshop speakers discussed the advances in prosthetics that are helping people […]

Aspen, CO (WorkersCompensation.com) – It was bear versus security guard last week in Aspen – one of many incidents of animals attacking workers across the country in the past few months.   Officials in Aspen said […]

Charleston, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When an administrative decision goes up on appeal to a court, it may be the case that the court will want the lower bodies to show their work, in a manner […]