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US Surgeon General Issues Advisory on Healthcare Worker Burnout
US Surgeon General Issues Advisory on Healthcare Worker Burnout

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – While a recent bill, Safety From Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act, has been introduced to protect healthcare workers from workplace violence, more work may need to be done to support […]
'Did the Chemicals Get You?' – HR's Comment Helps Seal Award for Worker who Fainted, Fell
'Did the Chemicals Get You?' – HR's Comment Helps Seal Award for Worker who Fainted, Fell

Monroe, NC (WorkersCompensation.com)–An employer who asserts that a workplace injury arose out of a chronic condition, rather than the worker’s job, better be ready to make its case.  In Stewart v. Goulston Technologies, Inc., No. […]
Porn, Prostitution Messages, not Disability, Caused Employee's Termination
Porn, Prostitution Messages, not Disability, Caused Employee's Termination

Chicago, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Respecting the Americans with Disabilities Act does not mean ignoring the standards of a professional workplace. For example, in Schneider v. Harmon Solutions Group LLC, No. 21-2813 (7th Cir. 06/23/22, unpublished), […]
History of Absenteeism Causes Firefighter's ADA Claim to Flame Out
History of Absenteeism Causes Firefighter's ADA Claim to Flame Out

Indianapolis, IN (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employer does not have to change a job’s essential functions to accommodate an employee with a disability.  As a former firefighter’s lawsuit against his fire department illustrates, regular attendance is […]
What Do You Think: Was Employer Justified in Reviewing Worker's Opioid Treatment?
What Do You Think: Was Employer Justified in Reviewing Worker's Opioid Treatment?

Dover, DE (WorkersCompensation.com) – A big question that comes up with pain treatment, particularly treatment involving opioids, is how long a worker needs to be treated. That’s what Delaware’s top court had to decide in […]
Scammers Steal More than $300,000 from Baltimore Workers' Compensation
Scammers Steal More than $300,000 from Baltimore Workers' Compensation

Baltimore, MD (WorkersCompensation.com) – Out-of-state scammers took advantage of a loophole to steal more than $300,000 from the Baltimore workers’ compensation system’s bank account, investigators said in a report issued Wednesday. For more than a […]
Recent Survey Suggests Remote Work Options are Preferred
Recent Survey Suggests Remote Work Options are Preferred

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – While the numbers of remote workers have gradually dropped post pandemic, according to a Gallup poll last fall 45 percent of workers employed full time were still working remotely. Sixty-seven percent […]
Service Workers Continue to Bear Brunt of Customer Attacks
Service Workers Continue to Bear Brunt of Customer Attacks

Casa Grande, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) – Police are looking for and community members react to attacks on service workers in separate incidents across the country.   In Casa Grande, Ariz., police announced Monday they were looking for […]

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