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Omaha, NE (WorkersCompensation.com) – In Nebraska, an ordinary disease of life that everyone is exposed to, such as the flu, is generally not a compensable occupational disease. But what if the disease goes from being […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Loneliness has long been considered an individual problem but has become a widespread social epidemic. In May 2023, US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy officially recognized this issue. The rise of […]

Seattle, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Can a worker in the State of Washington bring someone with them to an independent medical examination? The answer is yes, and here are the rules for when a worker has […]

Hartford, CT (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Sometimes when something has to be "filed" by a certain date, the law will say that dropping it in the mail is good enough to meet the deadline. However, as a […]

New Orleans, LA (WorkersCompensation.com) – In Louisiana, an employee has the burden of showing that he can no longer work and is thus entitled to permanent total disability benefits. A case involving an employee for the […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- One of the most important things nurse case managers can do when working with injured workers and their families is to help them set realistic expectations of the healthcare system. Before […]

Tallahassee, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – On April 18, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation that would prohibit municipalities in that state from implementing strict workplace heat protections. The law, H.B. 433, will prevent local governments from […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Value based care and alternative payment models have been quite the experiment for healthcare the last few years. Used primarily by commercial, federal and state payers, payments using diagnosis-based risk adjustments […]