Workers' Compensation Daily Headlines

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – It was a pretty violent week in New York last week, as several employees found themselves attacked with everything from a machete to a folding chair in separate incidents.    On […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The American Heart Association defines syncope as a temporary loss of consciousness usually related to insufficient blood flow to the brain. Also known as fainting or passing out, syncope can be […]

  Boulder, CO (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Employers in Colorado have a new timeline for complying with rules related to a first report of injury. Under updated Rule 5-2, for claims with a date of injury on […]

Tampa, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – If you’re a 45- to 54-year-old man working construction in Wyoming and it’s a Thursday in August, watch your head at work.    Research from Tampa, Florida-based NiceRX has found that Thursdays […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A Georgia nurse practitioner was recently sentenced to 87 months federal prison time after being convicted by a U.S. District Court jury for her role in an extensive telemedicine fraud scheme […]

Richardson, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – Just one more reason that company executives and supervisors should avoid hostile words; they can help fuel an FMLA discrimination case.  That was what happened in Robles v. Eminent Med. Ctr., […]

Elkhart, IN (WorkersCompensation.com) – Employees suffered a number of violent attacks at work in August, as the trend of lashing out at workers continues.    In Elkhart, Ind., police said they were investigating a machete attack […]

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – When responding to a failure to accommodate claim, an employer may want to see whether a worker’s Social Security disability application matches up with her claim that she’s capable of […]