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Ogden, UT (WorkersCompenstaion.com) — While a supervisor’s off-the-cuff negative statements about medical leave could help show retaliation, the supervisor’s actions can speak even louder. That was the case in Daimaru v. Wayfair, LLC, 2:21-cv-00660-JNP-CMR (D. […]

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor announced in late September it had awarded $11.7 million in grants to support worker and employer education to make workplaces safer and healthier.  The grant funding […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – When you visit your family doctor or your child’s pediatrician, you like to believe you’re in a safe place. However, according to a recent report from the Eastern District of New […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Between increasing costs, short staffing, and high rates of violence and burnout in the work environment, healthcare is quickly hitting a breaking point. Emergency departments (ED) have some of the highest […]

Menlo Park, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) - A Menlo Park tree trimmer died in a wood chipper accident Tuesday, one of four workplace deaths since Sept. 30. Officials in Menlo Park, California said they were called to […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The latest statistics from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the average hourly wage for an Orthopedic Surgeon is $147.22, with an average annual salary of $306.22. Physician offices, and […]

Tolleson, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Arizona, a traveling employee who substantially deviates from his employment loses the ability to collect workers’ compensation benefits for an injury he incurs at that time. But what if employee […]

My name is Anne Llewellyn. I am a new writer for WorkersCompensation.com. I will be writing on the role of case managers in workers' compensation as that is my area of expertise. In this article, […]