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Minneapolis, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) – Headlines from around the country over the past few years have suggested that marijuana is legal in its recreational or medicinal forms. And while that might be practically true in terms […]

Brunswick, GA (WorkersCompensation.com) - The brother of a tree trimming company's supervisor was found guilty earlier this month for conspiring to kill a co-worker who exposed a multi-million labor scheme.  According to the U.S. District […]

Bluefield, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) – In West Virginia, employers are generally immune from suit for injury or death of their employees if they are subscribers to workers’ compensation. As illustrated by Goodman v. Auton, No. 21-0578 […]

Baton Rouge, LA (WorkersCompensation.com)–Sometimes, a worker’s delay in reporting an injury can cast doubt on whether the injury is truly work-related—particularly, when the primary evidence is the worker’s testimony. But can the circumstances of an […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Healthcare is certainly feeling the squeeze between pay cuts, new regulations, short staffing and increased labor expenses. Some estimates show that labor expenses have increased 37 percent above what they were […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - In 2104, 49 percent of physicians stated that they were unsatisfied with their income, representing the highest income dissatisfaction ratings in several years. The last couple of years have seen a […]

Tacoma, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- State laws across the country have special provisions for special situations, often involving additional certification . For example, in the State of Washington, special rules apply when an employer is a “joint […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – While there has been some recent legislative efforts to prevent Medicare pay cuts to physicians, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final […]