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Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – According to a new survey from Wolters Kluwer Health, most patients leave a physician’s office and realize they have forgotten to ask certain questions about their healthcare.  Wolters Kluwer Health contracted […]

Chandler, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) – A weekend conflict between co-workers ended in one person dead, another injured and a third behind bars, police said.  Derrick Lemond Simmons, 50, was arrested Saturday after he attacked his co-workers […]

Des Moines, IA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Just about everything in workers’ compensation law is state-specific, and each state has its own nuances. While there are common threads from state to state, one area that tends to […]

Paducah, KY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Two workers are dead and one is recovering after being shot by customers this week in separate incidents.   In Paducah, Ky., a hotel worker is dead after a couple denied the […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Physicians are already spending around 45 percent of their time on administrative duties. While those duties may reduce their time seeing patients, a recent settlement announcement by the Attorney General in […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Certification is an achievement that many case management professionals strive to achieve. On the upside, earning a national certification is a badge of honor; it shows that we are part of […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A 21-year-old man is dead after falling 13 stories at a Sarasota, Fla., construction site.   In a press release, Sarasota Police Department officials said the man was painting on the 18th […]

Lynchburg, VA (WorkersCompensation.com)–Whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee typically comes down to the amount of control an employer exercises or has the ability to exercise over an employee. In Dunn v. […]