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MT: MSF Launches New Safety Campaign: 'Naked Without It'
MT: MSF Launches New Safety Campaign: 'Naked Without It'

Outside the Box Campaign Aims to Raise Awareness of Workplace Safety Hazards HELENA, MT—Montana State Fund (MSF), the state’s leading workers’ compensation insurance company, launched a new workplace safety campaign this week. The campaign titled […]
DME Manufacturer to Pay out $24 Million in Second False Claims Suit
DME Manufacturer to Pay out $24 Million in Second False Claims Suit

  Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Failure to provide respiratory protection is one of the top cited violations. According to a November 2021 report from the U.S. Department Of Labor, while the U.S. saw a decline […]
Walking Dog, not Seeking Job, Halt PPD Benefits for Nurse with Injured Back
Walking Dog, not Seeking Job, Halt PPD Benefits for Nurse with Injured Back

Sheridan, WY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Wyoming, an employee may obtain partial permanent disability benefits only if she shows she actively sought suitable work, considering her health, education, training, and experience.    The Wyoming Supreme Court found […]
Florida Postal Worker Killed by 5 Dogs in Brutal Attack
Florida Postal Worker Killed by 5 Dogs in Brutal Attack

Putnam County, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Authorities say a postal worker is dead after being mauled by several dogs in Putnam County, Florida, last week.  The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said at a news conference that […]
Do You Know the Rule? Vt. Medical Mileage Reimbursement
Do You Know the Rule? Vt. Medical Mileage Reimbursement

Montpelier, VT (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Back in July, Vermont upped its medical mileage reimbursement rate from 58.5 cents per mile to 62.5 cents per mile. So what does the Green Mountain State require for medical mileage […]
What Do You Think: Did Firing Director 2 days after FMLA Leave Close Book on Retaliation Case?
What Do You Think: Did Firing Director 2 days after FMLA Leave Close Book on Retaliation Case?

Flint, MI (WorkersCompensation.com)–When an employer fires a worker shortly after the worker utilizes FMLA leave, it can look like the employer is engaging in reprisal for the worker exercising of her FMLA rights.   But whether […]
Recruitment Report Shows Employers Responding to High Demand for Orthopedic Specialists
Recruitment Report Shows Employers Responding to High Demand for Orthopedic Specialists

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – While the number of orthopedic surgeons had gradually increased from 2016 through 2019, there has been a slight .3 percent decrease in the last two years. According to a new report […]
CIA Compensating Officers for Havana Syndrome
CIA Compensating Officers for Havana Syndrome

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) - The Central Intelligence Agency has started to compensation its current and former officers who sustained traumatic brain injuries from unexplained health incidents known as “Havana Syndrome.”    Officials told the New York […]

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