Workers' Compensation Daily Headlines

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 […]

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 […]

Harrisburg, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – When state law permits an employer that is paying workers’ compensation benefits to offset those payments with a credit for unemployment benefits the worker receives, what happens when a new, pandemic-related […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompenstion.com) – California employers trying to adhere to the latest workplace mandates may be confused, to say the least. There are rules about isolation and quarantine, what constitutes acceptable tests and masks, exclusion […]