Workers' Compensation Daily Headlines

Walla Walla, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Outcomes are hard to determine in Neurosurgery cases, and some studies have shown that around 14 percent of surgeries will have some kind of complication. In the U.S., each year […]

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – The Federal Aviation Administration levied its largest fines ever, nearly $160,000, against two women arrested as “unruly passengers” in 2021.  The proposed fines are just the latest in an estimated $2 […]

Little Rock, AR (WorkersCompensation.com) – They say timing is everything, and that tends to be true when it comes to getting claims filed after learning of an injury. Recently, an Arkansas court faced the question […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Among the more controversial aspects of the workers’ compensation system is the idea of presumptions, in which employers, rather than workers bear the burden of proof in a claim. While COVID-19 […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A proposed controversial ban on asbestos is now the focus of comments to the Environmental Protection Agency. Released during National Asbestos Awareness Week, the rule is aimed at ending the use […]

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – U.S. Reps. Peter DeFazio, D-Or., and Donald Payne, D-N.J., are urging the Federal Railroad Administration to finalize decades late final rule on fatigue risk management, citing the need to reduce railroad […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – While an injury may be work related,factors beyond work environment and clinical management play a role in recovery. Lifestyle and psychological factors can have an impact as well on not only […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Paid parental leave (PPL) is a benefit that’s increasingly being offered by organizations. Companies seeking top talent are stepping up and offering extremely generous policies. Some tech companies, for example, give […]