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Oklahoma City, OK (WorkersCompensation.com) – As threats against health care workers increase across the country, one Oklahoma hospital has added 24/7 security and locked down its ICU in response to online threats.    Mercy Hospital Oklahoma […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) –The latest unemployment stats are the lowest since the pandemic began. The figures for December 2021 and January 2022 marked the first time since March 2020 that the jobless rate was at […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – This year has already been hard for the Orthopedic word, with many issues brought to the table, especially in regards to controlled substances. Earlier this month, Evangelos Megariotis, MD who owned […]

 Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Fatigue, sleep problems and burnout often result from work-related stress, leading to reduced productivity and employee turnover – especially for people new to the workforce and/or those with shift work. But […]

Denver, CO (WorkersCompensation.com) – Sometimes, when an employee takes FMLA leave and loses her shortly after its through, it can be a sign of FMLA retaliation. However, that’s not always the case, and, as the […]

Bellevue, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Across the country, attacks on food service workers continue as employees vent their frustration over everything from proof of vaccination to how employees hand people their food.   In Bellevue, Washington, last […]

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 […]