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Macon County, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) – Two sheriff’s employees are dead after flood waters from Hurricane Helene ravaged western North Carolina. According to the North Carolina Sheriff’s Association, the two sheriff’s employees worked with the Macon […]

HR Homeroom Whether you’ve been in the workplace for a few years or a few decades, odds are you’ve tolerated a toxic, abusing boss; more than 71 percent of U.S. workers have had at least […]

HR Homeroom This article showcases how easy it can be to explain the benefits process to an injured human who has sustained an injury at work and will receive some indemnity benefits. The goal is […]

Movers & Shakers If the words "data" and "workers' compensation" pop up together, it's a good bet that "NCCI" isn't far behind, and if you're talking data at NCCI, Maria Snow is the go-to thought […]

What Do You Think? Scarborough, ME (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The exclusivity provision in Maine’s workers’ compensation act bars an injured worker, or representative, from suing an employer after obtaining workers’ compensation benefits. One case addresses whether […]

There is a common myth in workers' compensation that injured workers get rich off the system. People talk about it like it's a surefire way to live the good life. We hear stories and see […]

Grafton, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) – Sometimes people just fall at work and it’s not clear why. The question then becomes what standard to apply to determine whether the resulting injury arose out of employment.  A case […]

Boone, IA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A convenience store employee who was sexually assaulted by a co-worker is alleging that the store managers knew the perpetrator was a problem before he attacked her. And when she reported […]