Workers' Compensation Daily Headlines

Westerville, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) - A man attacked a hibachi restaurant worker last week, throwing food and bottles at her was only one of a number of such attacks, as violence against food workers continues.  Police […]

Boston, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) – As of Oct. 1, the dollar amounts specified for attorney’s fees for employees in Massachusetts have been updated to reflect adjustments to the Bay State’s average weekly wage. Here’s a breakdown […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – At the end of last month, the AAMC released a statement calling on Congress to pass the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act based on multiple studies and polls […]

Phoenix, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Where a leg ends and a hip begins sounds like a medical question, but as a recent Arizona case highlighted, it can be an important legal issue too. In Robbins v. Industrial […]

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) - A new report has found that on average, two nurses are assaulted every hour in the U.S. That trend has some nurses look for ways to keep themselves safe on […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Healthcare burnout can be exasperated by workplace violence. One 2020 study showed that 88.9 percent of nurses had experienced workplace violence, and of that 24.4 percent had been the victim of […]

Boston, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) - A Boston-area company is facing $1.2 million in penalties after an OSHA inspection found it failed to protect its workers demolishing a government garage.  Brockton, Mass.-based JDC Demolition was demolishing the […]

Ridgeland, MS (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employee generally has a compensable injury if the injury arises out of his work duties. But what if the immediate cause of the injury is a fight with a coworker? […]