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Atlanta, GA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Generally, Georgia’s exclusivity provision prevents an employee from suing a coworker for negligence if the injury occurred while the coworker was acting in the course of employment. But what if the […]

Indianapolis, IN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Whether or not someone is an "employee" in the eyes of state workers' compensation law can mean the difference between benefits and no benefits for an injured worker. But who is […]

Fort Walton Beach, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – As attacks against healthcare workers continue, several nurses were victims of unprovoked attacks over the past few months. In Fort Walton Beach, Fla., officials said a nurse was struck […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Healthcare workers have been experiencing a high level of burnout. While the pandemic certainly exacerbated stress levels in healthcare, there are multiple factors that have been contributors for years, such as […]

Albany, NY (workerscompensation.com) -- When an employee is assaulted at work, most employers hope to show that the victim’s injuries are covered under the state’s workers’ compensation act. That way, workers’ compensation is the victim’s […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Natural Language Processing (NLP) is one technique that has been used to make sense of unstructured medical information so that it can be utilized in electronic health records, and in artificial […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- One of the competencies case managers need to work on daily is being an educator. As case managers, we care for people of all ages, backgrounds, and cultures. Education must be […]

Understanding the Implications and Balancing Employer Concerns Des Moines, IA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In the second part of the session titled "High Society: Cannabis in the Workplace" at the 61st Annual Workers' Compensation Symposium, Terri Davis, […]