Workers' Compensation Daily Headlines

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Doctors prescribing the wrong medications; construction workers tripping over obvious obstructions; and police officers engaging in risky behaviors. Those are among the hazards common to shift workers, due to decreased cognitive […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Osteoarthritis is one of the top five reasons for short-term disability. In fact, one study showed that osteoarthritis and associated pains can costs businesses up to four times more in sick […]

Boise, ID (WorkersCompensation.com) – For the second year in a row, state legislatures are considering bills to cover adverse reactions to employer-mandated COVID-19 vaccines with workers’ compensation.   In the Idaho, Rep. Niklas Kleinworth introduced HB […]

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – Just as the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been a work in progress, so too has the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s handling of the civil rights and potential discrimination […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Here’s a thought: what if benefit notices were printed on a particular color of paper each year. Say this year’s would be on salmon colored paper, next year’s would be on […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – While most physicians in their 60’s are either retiring or heading out the door, we have recently seen a trend of retirement aged physicians caught in up in illegal activities. Within […]

Olathe, KS (WorkersCompensation.com) – The shooting of a school resource officer and a school administrator in Olathe, Kansas, is just the latest in an increasing number of attacks on educators, officials say.  On Friday, the […]

Charlotte, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) – Traditionally, workers’ compensation benefits have been intended to provide payment to an injured worker consistently over time. But, as a North Carolina court recently had to consider, there might be times […]