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Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Experts have been sounding the alarm on healthcare, between provider shortages, increasing costs, and layoffs. While practices have been working to come back from the financial pressures and lost revenue during […]

Howell Township, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com)–What if an employee is working and suddenly goes unconscious? Can he establish a viable workers’ compensation claim for an injury that he believes occurred when he was insensible? That was the […]

On September 28, 2023, the Supreme Court of Kentucky, in Tennco Energy, Inc. v. Lane, addressed when a workers compensation (WC) claimant should notify the employer of an impending coal workers pneumoconiosis (CWP) claim, where the […]

Part Two of Seven Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In the often sterile and procedural realm of workers' compensation, getting lost in the labyrinth of policies, paperwork, and legal intricacies takes a lot of work. But […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced a proposed rule that would revise regulations over who can be present during on-site inspections. The proposed […]

Montclair, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Terminating a worker right around the same time she engages in workers' compensation activity could raise the potential for a retaliation claim. But as was the case in Wong v. Clara […]

Part One of Seven Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Workers' compensation is often viewed through the lens of laws, policies, and numbers. While these factors undoubtedly play a critical role, they sometimes overshadow the core of […]

Albany, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Earlier this month, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation that will increase the minimum workers’ compensation benefits, as part of a package of legislation designed to protect workers. S1161-A2034 will […]