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Bangor, ME (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When does an employee's change in job duties represent new employment? As the Appellate Division of Maine's Workers' Compensation Board explained in Farmer v. Walmart Inc., No. 23-19 (W.C.B. Me. App. […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The number of new COVID-19 cases is on the rise again, according to recent information from the Centers for the Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Variant JN.1, which accounts for approximately […]

Des Moines, IA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When does a worker have an injury and when should he know that he has one that might raise workers' compensation questions? Recently, an Iowa case raised questions about timeliness, […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Earlier this fall the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced their new proposal for safety protocols on infection control in hospitals and the use of masks. The new proposal […]

Hartford, CT (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In general, the Connecticut "going and coming rule" maintains that a personal injury will not be deemed to arise out of employment for workers' compensation purposes if the injury is sustained: […]

Leacock Township, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Several employees were killed in on-the-job accidents last week including one who was killed when the inn she was working in exploded. John E. Smucker, II, owner of the Bird-in-Hand […]

Morris, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Taking some extra time to prep for wintery conditions may help keep employees safe and keep employers away from workers' compensation claims. As a nursing facility learned in Trebil v. Legacy […]

Austin, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – The family of an Austin city employee killed in an accident at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is suing a ground services company for “gross negligence.” On Oct. 31, Austin aviation department […]