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ECAB Sends Case Back to OWCP to Rethink $84,820.09 Overpayment Ruling Against Employee's Widow
ECAB Sends Case Back to OWCP to Rethink $84,820.09 Overpayment Ruling Against Employee's Widow

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) -- As occurs at the state level, receiving Social Security benefits can impact what federal workers’ compensation benefits employees, or their surviving spouses, may receive.  As an example, in P.W. v. Department […]
Do You Know the Rule? FMLA Personal Staff Exemption
Do You Know the Rule? FMLA Personal Staff Exemption

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The FMLA excludes certain governmental employees from protection under its "personal staff" exemption.  The exemption excludes from FMLA protection an individual who is employed by a state, political subdivision of a […]
Test Results Show Increase in Failure of Nursing Exams
Test Results Show Increase in Failure of Nursing Exams

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The NCSBN is a non-profit organization that includes nursing regulatory bodies in the U.S. The NCSBN is also responsible for developing the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) that is used for […]
Ill. Court Rejects Employer's Request for Credits, Including what it Paid Employee Not to Work
Ill. Court Rejects Employer's Request for Credits, Including what it Paid Employee Not to Work

Springfield, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When a worker receives workers' compensation benefits along with benefits due through contractual arrangements or other considerations, can the employer claim a credit? That issue was up for consideration in Joliet v. […]
Staff Shortages, not Reprisal, Explain Failure to Keep Call Center Rep's Job Open
Staff Shortages, not Reprisal, Explain Failure to Keep Call Center Rep's Job Open

Danville, PA (WorkersCompensation.com)–Companies that can’t keep an employee’s position open when she returns from FMLA leave can avoid a retaliation claim by working with the employee to find another position and documenting the basis of […]
Wis. Surgeon Sanctioned in Patient's Epinephrine Death
Wis. Surgeon Sanctioned in Patient's Epinephrine Death

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Clear communication and accurate labeling in the operating room is critical, according to a recent report from Becker’s Spine Review. Orthopedic surgeon Molly Day, MD from UW Health in Wisconsin has […]
Maine Panel Rejects Employer's Challenge to ALJ Ruling on Social Security Offset
Maine Panel Rejects Employer's Challenge to ALJ Ruling on Social Security Offset

Augusta, ME (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When employees beginning receiving Social Security retirement benefits, it changes what their employers owe in workers’ compensation benefits, but workers can delay receiving Social Security if they choose, which can affect […]
Case Management Focus: 8 Tips for Return to Work
Case Management Focus: 8 Tips for Return to Work

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Case Managers are in place as liaisons between the injured worker, the employer, the treatment team, and the insurance company. The goal of a case manager's involvement is to coordinate medical […]

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