Workers' Compensation Daily Headlines

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Some studies have shown that 7 percent of workers who have filed COVID-19 claims received treatment for long COVID. Overall, estimates from this past year suggest that long COVID accounted for […]

Harrisburg, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- It's hard to pass up a good "dog bites worker" story, but does workers' compensation law in Pennsylvania keep a worker who has on the job been bitten by a dog […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Employers are required to perform not only an extensive federal background check but verify medical licenses when employing clinical staff. Additionally, healthcare employers are required to do a review of the […]

Oklahoma City, OK (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Those who follow state workers' compensation law are familiar with the exclusive remedy provisions in many states that prevent workers injured on the job for bringing lawsuits against their employers […]

Jefferson City, MO (WorkersCompensation.com) -- A preexisting condition may have no impact on a worker's claim for benefits or could be the basis for a determination that the worker has experienced a permanent disability. A […]

Richmond, VA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- As in other states, Virginia has special workers' compensation coverage provisions regarding post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorder, and depressive disorder that is incurred by first responders. The following breaks down the […]

Butte, MT (WorkersCompensation.com) -- They say don't mix work and pleasure, but how can you get out of the office parties, company picnics, and inter-department softball games and still make it up the corporate ladder? […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) –Healthcare organizations are utilizing more advanced practice providers (APPs) than they ever have been. A recent report highlighted two cases in which nurses had tampered with the drug vials of patients in […]