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A Dog in the Hunt
A Dog in the Hunt

Kaiser mental health workers in Northern California went on strike on August 15th.  This strike by the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUWH) isn’t your run-of-the mill dispute about wages. Kaiser mental health physicians have […]
Appeals Court Rejects Effort to Compel OSHA to Retain Healthcare ETS
Appeals Court Rejects Effort to Compel OSHA to Retain Healthcare ETS

On Friday, an Appellate Court rejected the UNIONS' effort, including the National Nurses, United, to compel the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to retain the Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS).  The court reasoned that […]
Workers Comp in IL When Small Cut Leads to Foot Amputation
Workers Comp in IL When Small Cut Leads to Foot Amputation

Under Illinois workers’ compensation law, an employer through their insurance company is required to compensate you and cover your medical bills from any injury that stems from the original injury. So if you break your […]
Medical Records Link Worsening Foot Injury to Job Removing Trees
Medical Records Link Worsening Foot Injury to Job Removing Trees

Portland, ME (WorkersCompensation.com) – When a worker’s job makes an existing injury worse, both medical records and the nature of the job help determine whether the injury is compensable.  A worker for a tree removal […]
GA: Vidalia Insurance Agent Arrested for Insurance Fraud
GA: Vidalia Insurance Agent Arrested for Insurance Fraud

An investigation by the Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation’s Enforcement Division has led to the arrest of Kerri Samples Monroe, age 48. According to Enforcement Division Director Melinda Vigna, Kerri Monroe, is a licensed […]
Study Finds U.S. Annual Insurance Fraud at Record $308.6 Billion
Study Finds U.S. Annual Insurance Fraud at Record $308.6 Billion

Washington,DC (WorkCompAcademy) - The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud was created in 1993 and remains the nation’s only consumer advocacy organization devoted to educating and protecting American citizens from the cost and damage of insurance fraud. The Coalition […]
Workers’ Compensation Benchmarking Study Releases Ninth Annual Report Examining Operational Transformation Amongst High-Performing Claims Organizations
Workers’ Compensation Benchmarking Study Releases Ninth Annual Report Examining Operational Transformation Amongst High-Performing Claims Organizations

Chicago, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – As modern workplaces continue to evolve in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, so too must workers’ compensation claims organizations in order to achieve optimal outcomes. Yet, standing in the way are […]
US Department Of Labor Finds Colorado Springs Employer Willfully Exposed Worker To Serious Injury When Cement Mixer Turned On With Worker Inside
US Department Of Labor Finds Colorado Springs Employer Willfully Exposed Worker To Serious Injury When Cement Mixer Turned On With Worker Inside

Colorado Springs,CO (WorkersCompensation.com)  – A worker performing maintenance inside a cement mixer at a Colorado Springs concrete manufacturing company narrowly escaped fatal injuries when a co-worker turned the machine on. A U.S. Department of Labor […]