Workers' Compensation Daily Headlines

Milwaukee, WI (WorkersCompensation.com) – After a year where 2 healthcare workers on average were attacked every hour, law makers are pushing legislation that would protect them from future attacks.  According to a September report in […]

Minneapolis, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In many states, presumptions apply that grant workers in certain fields an entitlement to benefits that require employers to rebut the presumption.  Such is the case in Minnesota, as Juntunen v. […]

Chicago, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – While 2022 wasn’t as bad for flight attendants and other airline personnel, continuing attacks by unruly passengers have led to renewed calls for a “no fly” list for violent offenders.   So […]

Anchorage, AK (WorkersCompensation.com) – Workers generally cannot obtain benefits when their intoxication caused the accident that injured them. But does that mean a worker with significant intoxicants in his blood at the time of the […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Medscape analyst surveyed more than 13,000 full-time physicians across 29 specialties asking about their 2021 income. While recent reports have shown that physician pay has increased in the aftermath of the […]

Richmond, VA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- What's it take to secure permanent total disabilities benefits in the Old Dominion? The following information breaks down Virginia's PTD rules and calculations. PTD An employee is considered permanently totally disabled […]

Los Angeles, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Business owners in Los Angeles say attacks on employees are happening on a daily basis and that some areas of the city aren’t safe. John Alle, a business owner in […]

Blufton, SC (WorkersCompensation.com) – In South Carolina, an employee can obtain worker’s compensation benefits when an injury results from the cumulative effects of repetitive events that traumatized the body. The firefighter in Thompson v. Bluffton […]