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Study Indicates Commerical Fishing as Much as 4 Times More Dangerous than Believed
Study Indicates Commerical Fishing as Much as 4 Times More Dangerous than Believed

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Commercial fishing has long been known as one of the world’s most dangerous professions, but a new study by the FISH Foundation and commissioned by the Pew Charitable Trusts, suggests that […]
Case Management Focus: What If?
Case Management Focus: What If?

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Case managers are problem solvers. When they see a problem, they brainstorm with the team to think of ways to address the challenges they are seeing and develop a plan to […]
Mass. Officials Push for Change after Cannabis Worker Dies from Asthma Attack 
Mass. Officials Push for Change after Cannabis Worker Dies from Asthma Attack 

Holyoke, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) - Health Department officials in Massachusetts are pushing for extra safety steps after a cannabis worker died from an asthma attack.   According to OSHA, a worker for Trulieve Cannabis Corp. was packaging […]
Combination COVID-19 and Flu Vaccines On Track For Phase 3 Trials 
Combination COVID-19 and Flu Vaccines On Track For Phase 3 Trials 

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – COVID-19 has certainly been persistent in leaving its mark on the world. Some studies have suggested that when it comes to Long COVID, the numbers have been grossly underestimated. Three years […]
Workers’ Comp. 101: D.C. Coverage Basics
Workers’ Comp. 101: D.C. Coverage Basics

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) -- If you wanted to get down to basics, you might want to start with what's covered. In case you want to know the basics are for coverage in the District of […]
What Do You Think: Did Medical Supply Driver who ‘Blew Out’ Knee on Stairs Face Heightened Risk?
What Do You Think: Did Medical Supply Driver who ‘Blew Out’ Knee on Stairs Face Heightened Risk?

Wheeling, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) -- To determine whether a worker who is injured while engaged in an activity that is neither distinctly personal nor distinctly employment-related in character, many courts apply the “increased-risk” test. The West […]
Workers’ Comp. 101: R.I. Employer-Provided Medical Services
Workers’ Comp. 101: R.I. Employer-Provided Medical Services

Providence, RI (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Rhode Island, subject the choice of the employee, an employer must "promptly" provide for an injured employee any reasonable medical, surgical, dental, optical, or other attendance or treatment, nurse and […]
3M Fined More than $300k for 2022 Worker Death 
3M Fined More than $300k for 2022 Worker Death 

Prairie du Chien, WI (WorkersCompensation.com) – Federal investigators at OSHA announced Friday that they had fined Maplewood, Minn.-based 3M over the death of an employee at its Wisconsin plant this spring.   Officials said 3M could […]

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