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Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Ohio, as in other states, the rules regarding self-insuring employers are different from what applies to insured employers for purposes of workers' compensation law. So what are self-insurance and self-insuring […]

Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) --In Ohio, the question of whether a worker who is injured while commuting to work generally hinges on whether the employee is a fixed-situs employee.  In layman’s terms, this means that the […]

Houston, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – A former employee attacked a Houston, Texas Smoothie King manager Dec. 13, topping off a dangerous year for workers in the food and retail industries.   Houston police said Keshia Lynette Christmas, […]

Charlotte, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) -- It is not only injured employees who can recover worker’s compensation benefits. If an employee dies from his injury, his dependents may be able to recover benefits as well.  In North […]

Casper, WY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- An impairment rating isn’t the end of the story for determining whether a worker is or isn’t due workers’ compensation benefits.  As the worker learned in Rodriguez v. Wyoming, No. S-22-0131 […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – According to statistics from the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistics Center (NSCISC), there are around 18,000 new traumatic spinal cord injuries per year, averaging out to 54 cases per one million […]

Butte, MT (WorkersCompensation.com) -- It’s becoming increasingly common for people to hold down more than one job, which can raise some compensation questions if a worker injured doing one job isn’t able to work the […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- It’s a New Year ... What’s on your list for self-improvement as we enter 2023? The new year gives us time to see where we are and what changes we want […]