Workers' Compensation Daily Headlines

Tallahassee, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Under Florida Rule 69L-22.013, which covers a trial period of reemployment, workers have a chance to get back on the job. However, the trial can come to an end, depending on […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Compared to the general public, military personnel are at a greater risk of head injury. According to data from The Defense Health Agency, there were 18,491 service members diagnosed with traumatic […]

Carson City, NV (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Making determinations on ratings of permanent physical impairment in Nevada is different from what it used to be, thanks to some recent rule updates. What follows is an overview of […]

Key take-aways  An employer need not provide a requested accommodation if the worker doesn’t require it to perform her essential job functions.    The employee requesting accommodations has the burden to identify one that would help […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A New Jersey pharmacy has agreed to settle for its role ina case involving illegal distribution of fentanyl and kickbacks from 2015 to 2019, according to a release from the New […]

Sumter, SC (WorkersCompensation.com) – Healthcare workers reported more assaults this week as the cause of death for a South Carolina hospital employee assaulted earlier this year is deemed homicide.   Kevin Robinson, 40, was a mental […]

Knoxville, TN (WorkersCompensation.com)–An employer’s words matter; offensive words can fuel a worker’s retaliation claim, especially if they reference the worker’s disability or accommodations.  One supervisor, according to a demoted nuclear-plant operator with cirrhosis, went ballistic […]

Brooklyn, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – A Brooklyn McDonald’s worker is one of several employees shot at work this month after the son of a customer shot him over cold fries.   Matthew Webb, 23, was working at […]