Workers' Compensation Daily Headlines

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Traditionally, Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) which usually occurs for 12 sessions, has been a common approach to treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The goal of the specialized treatment is to […]

Transportation construction advocacy groups are urging the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to beef up workers safety provisions in light of hundreds of deaths and thousands of injuries to workers each year.  In a Jan. 6 […]

Buffalo, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Although a truck driver for a shipping company had surgery after experiencing back pain at work, remarks he made to a physician assistant undid his claim. In Matter of Moore v. […]

Thayer, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – An Illinois legislator is renewing her efforts to protect social workers after one was killed on the job.  Illinois Rep. Tony McCombie said she’s been trying to ensure Department of Child […]

Thayer, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Violence against workers while doing their jobs – whether from customers or co-workers – continued during the New Year in separate incidents this week.  In Thayer, Illinois, police said a child […]

Emmitsburg, MD (WorkersCompensation.com) – All too often, the news gives reminders of the inherent dangers involved in police work. But when an officer is injured on the job, when does the injury shift from being […]

 Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Anytime a patient has a procedure done, they usually have faith in their provider to use sanitized equipment and supplies to keep them safe. A recent fraud case in North Carolina […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Calling them “confusing” and “counterproductive,” the American Medical Association has condemned the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest COVID-19 guidelines. The agency recently shortened the recommended isolation period from 10 […]