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What Do You Think: Did Injury Sustained at Salvation Army Warehouse Spell Benefits for Convicted Forger?
What Do You Think: Did Injury Sustained at Salvation Army Warehouse Spell Benefits for Convicted Forger?

San Jose, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- A worker is generally entitled to workers’ compensation benefits from his employer when he is injured at work. But what happens when the worker is a convicted felon who is […]
New Reports Indicate Lingering Worker Mental Health Issues 
New Reports Indicate Lingering Worker Mental Health Issues 

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The results of a recent study of more than 23,000 workers suggests that workers who commute for more than an hour are 16 percent more likely to report depression symptoms than […]
Active Shooter Drill Leads to Injuries for Neb. Worker, doesn’t Negate Exclusive Remedy Rules
Active Shooter Drill Leads to Injuries for Neb. Worker, doesn’t Negate Exclusive Remedy Rules

Omaha, NE (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The topic of active shooter training can be emotionally and psychologically difficult for many workers, but what happens if an employee experiences an injury that during such a training and attempts […]
16 Injured After Man Deliberately Sets Fire Outside Trump Judge’s Chambers
16 Injured After Man Deliberately Sets Fire Outside Trump Judge’s Chambers

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Officials said at least 16 people working at the New York City courtroom where former President Donald Trump’s civil business fraud trial was taking place, were treated for minor injuries […]
Form Focus: Ohio Request for Injured Worker Outpatient Medication Reimbursement (C-17)
Form Focus: Ohio Request for Injured Worker Outpatient Medication Reimbursement (C-17)

Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Ohio, form C-17, the Request for Injured Worker Outpatient Medication Reimbursement is used for medication reimbursement, including over-the-counter medications. The following breaks down the requirements that accompany the form. Prescription […]
Case Managment Focus: What Would You Put on Your Grown-Up Christmas List?
Case Managment Focus: What Would You Put on Your Grown-Up Christmas List?

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- I recently heard a Christmas song that I had not heard before, and it touched me. The Song was Grown Up Christmas List and was sung by Amy Grant in 1990. […]
Okla. Top Court Finds WCC’s Ruling Violated Worker’s Due Process Rights
Okla. Top Court Finds WCC’s Ruling Violated Worker’s Due Process Rights

Tulsa, OK (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The term "due process" raises images of constitutional law classes and contested criminal law proceedings. But as Oklahoma's highest court demonstrated in Cantwell v. Flex-N-Gate, No. 120189 (Okla. 12/12/23), due process […]
Retail Workers Consider Leaving Job over Safety
Retail Workers Consider Leaving Job over Safety

Akron, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) – As retail workers continue to be targeted for attacks by customers, some are planning on leaving their jobs, a new survey has found. The study comes as a retail clerk was […]

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