Workers' Compensation Daily Headlines

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The story of Purdue Pharma is deeply intertwined with the workers' compensation community, where its flagship product, OxyContin, has had far-reaching consequences. OxyContin, introduced in the late 1990s, promised revolutionary pain […]

Memphis, TN (WorkersCompensation.com) – A FedEx worker is dead after a serious accident at the company’s World Hub in Memphis, Tenn., officials said. According to the Memphis Police Department (MPD), officers were called to the […]

Salem, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) – At least 450 patients at have been exposed or potentially exposed to HIV, as well as Hepatitis B and C, according to a lawsuit filed last month by Keches Law Group […]

Parma, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) – A judge has given a woman found guilty of assaulting a food worker the opportunity to work off part of her sentence by working at a fast food restaurant. Parma Municipal […]

Dubois, PA (WorkersCompensation.com)– In Pennsylvania, an employee with a psychic injury may have a compensable injury within the meaning of the workers’ compensation act. But he’ll have to show that the injury resulted from an […]

West Orange, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Looking for the lowdown on New Jersey rates for 2024? Here they are. Update for 2024 Effective Dates: Jan. 1, 2024, through Dec. 31, 2024Statewide average weekly wage: $1,507.76Maximum: $1,131.00 […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- I came across a new resource and hope you will check it out. Kids' Chance is a non-profit organization that aims to give the kids of injured workers injured or taken […]

Eugene, OR (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Do you feel like your work has gotten harder lately? Maybe it has, but that's not the same as "work hardening" in a workers' compensation context. To understand what it means, […]