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Attacks on Flight Attendants Continue, as Passenger Tries to Stab Crew Member with Spoon
Attacks on Flight Attendants Continue, as Passenger Tries to Stab Crew Member with Spoon

Boston, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Airline officials said a passenger has been arrested after he attempted to stab a flight attendant in the neck with a broken spoon.   According to Boston Police, a passenger on a […]
Recent Study Suggests NSAIDs, Muscle Relaxers Best for Easing Low Back Pain
Recent Study Suggests NSAIDs, Muscle Relaxers Best for Easing Low Back Pain

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – According to some statistics, low back pain is the top musculoskeletal condition to cause disability across the globe. Acute back pain is when patients have symptoms from 2 to 12 weeks. […]
Spine Surgeon Convicted of Accepting $300K in Large Calif. Kickback Case
Spine Surgeon Convicted of Accepting $300K in Large Calif. Kickback Case

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A California spine surgeon has just been convicted of federal charges stemming from one of the largest fraud cases in California history involving the owner of the decommissioned Pacific Hospital and […]
Glossary Check: R.I. Medical Services, Palliative Care
Glossary Check: R.I. Medical Services, Palliative Care

Providence, RI (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Under Rhode Island workers' compensation law, an employer must provide any reasonable medical, surgical, dental, optical, or other attendance or treatment, nurse and hospital service, medicines, crutches, and apparatus for the […]
Survey Reveals Quarter of Physicians Have Suicidal Thoughts
Survey Reveals Quarter of Physicians Have Suicidal Thoughts

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – You may want to pay closer attention to the physicians you interact with, according to the results of a Medscape survey released June 28th through October 3rd of last year. Medscape […]
Teen Burned in Big Easy's 'Hottest' Cafe can't Recover for Lost Earning Capacity
Teen Burned in Big Easy's 'Hottest' Cafe can't Recover for Lost Earning Capacity

New Orleans, LA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Louisiana, a worker can obtain benefits to address reduced earning capacity after a workplace injury. But eligibility is based on a cold calculation under the statute; such circumstances as […]
Do You Know the Rule? Calif. QME Replacements
Do You Know the Rule? Calif. QME Replacements

Sacramento, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When a need arises to replace a qualified medical evaluator in California, how is such a replacement requested?  The following information breaks down the process.    Topics  Requirements  When a replacement […]
U.S. to Continue Paying for 'Havana Syndrome' Despite Intelligence Community Findings
U.S. to Continue Paying for 'Havana Syndrome' Despite Intelligence Community Findings

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – Despite findings by the U.S. intelligence community that it’s highly unlikely “Havana Syndrome is caused by foreign influence, the U.S. government will continue to pay benefits to diplomatic employees struck by […]

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