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New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- What's a "serious condition" for workers' compensation purposes in the Empire State? Here's how New York law defines it. "Serious condition" means: Having one of the following severe debilitating or […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Workers’ Compensation claims have always been a litigious area. Why? As noted in an article titled Breaking the Cycle of Litigation in Workers Compensation from Insurance Through Leadership, there are many […]

Charleston, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) -- A preexisting injury isn't always the end of the story when it comes to a workers' compensation case, and the issue of compensability tends to be fact-specific in focusing on what […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Twenty-two percent of physicians surveyed indicated they used alcohol as a coping mechanism for burnout. Recent reports indicate the number of occupational fatalities from nonmedical use of drugs or alcohol across […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A recent program review released by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research could potentially offer valuable insight for all sectors of the healthcare industry, especially when it comes to costs.   […]

Franklin Township, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) – A former employee, allegedly disgruntled a disciplinary actions taken against him, shot and killed his supervisor at the PSE&G headquarters Wednesday.  The Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office said Russell Heller, an […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Earlier this week the Department Of Justice released indictments on 23 individuals in Michigan, including physicians, medical assistants, and nurse practitioners, for their roles in an alleged complex home health scheme […]

Des Moines, IA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Electronic filing is common these days in many areas of work and legal life, and workers' compensation is no exception to that trend. For those in Iowa, the rules regarding […]