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Lafayette, LA (WorkersCompensation.com) — Companies in Louisiana which jointly employee a worker are both responsible for his workers’ compensation benefits.  In a joint employment situation, the amount each company must contribute to workers’ compensation benefits […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) — I am the education chair for two organizations, the National Association of Healthcare Advocacy and the All Florida Case Management Network, the regional group for the Case Management Society of America. […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) — As a long-time nurse case manager who worked in workers’ compensation, I learned early on that the Claims Adjuster was a pivotal person to build a relationship with if I wanted […]

Lexington, KY (WorkersCompensation.com) – In Kentucky, an employee has a narrow path to establishing a compensable occupational disease. If she hopes to get her claim in gear, she must show that the exposure at issue […]

Minneapolis, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) — It was not that long ago when Minnesota incorporated “mental impairment” into the definition of “occupational disease” under the state’s Workers’ Compensation Act. Now, individuals with job-related PTSD may be able […]

Louisville, KY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Companies can overcome most retaliation claims if they can assert a genuine, lawful reason for terminating an employee and if they have documentation of that reason. In Devore v. UPS, No. […]