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Workers Attacked by Coworker’s Husband, Customers, Others
Workers Attacked by Coworker’s Husband, Customers, Others

High Point, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) – Workers continue to face attacks in the new year, this week from customers and a coworker’s husband. In High Point, N.C., police have charged a pastor in an attack on […]
Compliance Corner: How Does Oregon Determine Medically Stationary Status?
Compliance Corner: How Does Oregon Determine Medically Stationary Status?

Eugene, OR (WorkersCompensation.com) -- To determine medically stationary status in Oregon, state statutes spell out what must be present. The following breaks down the requirements. In Oregon, a worker is medically stationary in the following […]
Defendant Attack Shines Spotlight on Dangers to Judges
Defendant Attack Shines Spotlight on Dangers to Judges

Las Vegas, NV (WorkersCompensation.com) – An attack on a district court judge this week has shined the spotlight on the increasing dangers judges face on the bench. On Wednesday, court cameras in Clark County District […]
Do You Know the Rule? Wash. Stress, Single Traumatic Events
Do You Know the Rule? Wash. Stress, Single Traumatic Events

Tacoma, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Stressed out in Seattle? It may be compensable if it results from a single traumatic event. That's because in the State of Washington, stress resulting from exposure to a single traumatic […]
Concentric Circles of Complexity in Workers’ Compensation Claims
Concentric Circles of Complexity in Workers’ Compensation Claims

Las Vegas, NV (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The National Workers' Compensation and Disability Conference, held in the Fall of 2023 at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, remains a highly attended event for workers' compensation industry professionals. The conference […]
Glossary Check: Tenn. Petition for Benefit Determination
Glossary Check: Tenn. Petition for Benefit Determination

Gallatin, TN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- How does Tennessee define "petition for benefit determination"? The following spells it out. A petition for benefit determination is a written request for the bureau to assist in resolution of disputed […]
Do You Know the Rule? Exceptions to ‘Coming and Going Rule’ in La.
Do You Know the Rule? Exceptions to ‘Coming and Going Rule’ in La.

New Orleans, LA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Louisiana, as in other states, when an employee is injured while traveling to and from work, the injury is considered not to have occurred within the course of employment. […]
Employees Killed by Falling Objects
Employees Killed by Falling Objects

Jackson, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) – A gas station employee is dead after having a car fall on top of him, one of several employees reports indicate were killed recently after being struck by objects. Police in […]

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