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Postal Inspectors Offer Reward for Mail Carrier Shot and Killed on the Job
Postal Inspectors Offer Reward for Mail Carrier Shot and Killed on the Job

Chicago, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Postal inspectors are offering a $250,000 reward for any information about who shot and killed a postal worker in West Pullman on July 19. Police said witnesses saw a car drive […]
Who’s on the P&T Committe in Ohio?
Who’s on the P&T Committe in Ohio?

Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Ohio, the bureau of workers' compensation pharmacy and therapeutics committee was created to advise the administrator, the chief of medical services, and the chief medical officer with regard to medication […]
Do You ‘Understand the Assignment’?
Do You ‘Understand the Assignment’?

Case Management Focus Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- "I understand the assignment." You have probably heard this phrase from people who are supporting Kamala Harris in her run for President of the United States. It has […]
3 Workers Shot While Clearing Trees for Power Company
3 Workers Shot While Clearing Trees for Power Company

Murphytown, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) – A North Carolina man was arrested in late July after he shot three workers clearing trees for a power company, officials said. On July 25, Lucas Murphy, 36, confronted three contract […]
Surviving Spouse Can’t Secure Permanency Benefits on Worker’s ‘Permanent’ Eye Injury
Surviving Spouse Can’t Secure Permanency Benefits on Worker’s ‘Permanent’ Eye Injury

Case File A worker died with "permanent" loss of vision related to a fall on the job, but that didn't entitle his surviving spouse to permanency benefits because there was no finding of maximum medical […]
Preexisting Injuries Pose No Problem for W.Va. Mechanic’s Claim
Preexisting Injuries Pose No Problem for W.Va. Mechanic’s Claim

Case File The West Virgina top court upheld an Office of Judges' decision that found in a worker's favor on the basis that the employer didn't connect the dots between an alleged preexisting condition and […]
Could Home Improvement Company Employee Cut by Saw in N.H. Seek Vt. Benefits?
Could Home Improvement Company Employee Cut by Saw in N.H. Seek Vt. Benefits?

Bellows Falls, VT (WorkersCompensation.com) – Whether an employer’s workers’ compensation coverage applies when an employee is injured in another state depends on the state’s WCA–and how courts decide to interpret it. A case involving a […]
MTA Workers Injured on the Job
MTA Workers Injured on the Job

Brooklyn, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Metropolitan Transit Authority workers continue to be injured on the job, and some are finding new ways to cope, officials said. Only July 25, MTA officials said an MTA bus driver […]

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