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Minneapolis, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employer’s documented efforts to help an employee obtain accommodations can go a long way toward establishing that it engaged in the interactive process.   In Ellers v. University of Minnesota No. […]

Fairfield, CT (WorkersCompensation.com) – Three employees have died in separate accidents across the country this week.   In Fairfield, Connecticut, a worker died Tuesday after he fell through a skylight at a local university.   Fairfield Police […]

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Anyone who’s been around a school lately knows that it’s not a stretch to say an educator could get hurt on the job. However, as was the case in Matter […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – In April, the Eastern District of Washington Department of Justice announced a settlement of $22.7 million to resolve allegations of fraudulent billing of spine surgeries by Providence Health & Services. That […]

Chandler, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employee may seek reasonable accommodations after providing records of a medical diagnosis. But does a diagnosis alone mean he’s entitled to accommodations?  A federal District Court in Arizona recently addressed […]

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – The Family and Medical Leave Act has long been a tool for employees needing to take care of their own or family’s serious health condition. As mental health awareness has increased, […]

Montgomery, AL (WorkersCompensation.com) – It may be “just business,” and nothing personal, when a company replaces an employee with a disability with a software program, but the decision still may trigger an ADA claim.   However, as […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The recent school shooting fatalities have weighed heavy on the nation, and have opened up a whole host of questions that remain unanswered. One study published last fall showed a large […]