Workers' Compensation Daily Headlines

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – According to information from the National Floor Safety Institute, falls make up 33 percent of sprain and strain costs and 26 percent of all costs, and account for 16 percent of […]

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – A worker’s injuries on the job might have supported her need to wear shoes that weren’t approved in her employer’s uniform policy, but because she didn’t file her complaint in […]

Chicago, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A Chicago bus driver is fine after a passenger bit him last week.  The driver is one of several who were attacked by passengers in the past seven days.  Police in […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Employees covered by the federal Family Medical Leave Act are entitled to 12 weeks of leave per year, or 26 weeks in the case of military caregiving. Figuring out exactly how […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Employers seeking a cost-effective way to reduce musculoskeletal pain among their employees may want to consider participatory ergonomic interventions. A new study suggests organizations might save money through programs designed to […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Around 2.7 million adults aged 55 or older are planning an earlier retirement due to the pandemic according to a Bloomberg report early last year. In England, at least 23 percent […]

The past two years have changed how people think about work and where it gets done. But not all jobs can be done remotely, and as a federal court recently had to decide, what makes […]

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – Delta’s CEO, Ed Bastain, asked the U.S. Department of Justice to create a “no fly” list for unruly passengers.  In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, Bastian asked for […]