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Case Management Focus: David Hanscom — Chronic Pain is Solvable
Case Management Focus: David Hanscom — Chronic Pain is Solvable

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Patients with chronic pain are challenges to all members of the healthcare team as well as the employer and the especially, the injured worker and their families. In this article, I […]
Employees Shot on Job in Number of Incidents Across Country
Employees Shot on Job in Number of Incidents Across Country

San Antonio, Texas (WorkersCompensation.com) – In the wake of the Louisville bank shooting last week that left five bank employees dead, violent attacks on employees continued this past week as a number of employees were […]
Supervisor’s Comments Propel Fired Employee’s FMLA Retaliation Claim
Supervisor’s Comments Propel Fired Employee’s FMLA Retaliation Claim

Boston, MA (WorkersCompensation.com ) -- While an employee suing for FMLA retaliation may not ultimately win her case, it’s often a supervisor’s comments that propel the case to trial.That’s what happened in Logue v. The […]
2 Recent Cases Question Increase Use of Advanced Practice Providers
2 Recent Cases Question Increase Use of Advanced Practice Providers

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Healthcare has seen an upward trend in the utilization of advanced practice providers (APPs) in effort to meet the need of treating patients. Some reports suggest that an APP can do […]
Physician Specialty Report Indicates Possible Increase in Female Physicians
Physician Specialty Report Indicates Possible Increase in Female Physicians

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Women account for only 37.1 percent of the physicians in the U.S., according to a recent report from the Association of American Medical Colleges. The report was developed from a combination […]
Pa. Dollar General Fined for ‘Willful’ Safety Violations
Pa. Dollar General Fined for ‘Willful’ Safety Violations

Jersey Shore, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Another Dollar General store has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration of workplace safety violations. According to OSHA, a company initiated an inspection […]
Do You Know the Rule? Tenn. Special Provisions for Law Enforcement, Firefighters, Emergency Personnel 
Do You Know the Rule? Tenn. Special Provisions for Law Enforcement, Firefighters, Emergency Personnel 

Nashville, TN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- As is common across the country, Tennessee has special rules in place governing compensation for workers injured in the line of work in some of the most dangerous – and most […]
40-year Benzene Exposure Supports Electrician’s Bid for Benefits
40-year Benzene Exposure Supports Electrician’s Bid for Benefits

New Martinsville, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employee’s pursuit of workers’ compensation benefits for an occupational disease generally hinges on the strength of the medical evidence.As one case shows, the evidence linking the disease to the […]

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