When an employee is unable to work due to an illness or injury, employers are responsible for creating a safe, supportive environment for them to return to. But it doesn’t have to be an “all […]

Grand Island,NE (WorkersCompensation.com) – A 20-year-old worker’s attempt at clearing a jam in an industrial cardboard baler at a Grand Island waste disposal company turned tragic when the worker fell into the baler, became caught […]

San Antonio,TX ( WorkersCompensation.com) - This week, Francis Hall, the former co-owner of Bill Hall Jr. Trucking turned herself into Bexar County authorities. There had been a warrant out for Hall’s arrest since June 30 […]

Springfield,IL(WorkersCompensation.com) - The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) and its Division of Occupational Safety and Health (IL OSHA) are pleased to announce Wise Plastics Technologies – West Chicago has received the national Safety and Health […]

Phoenix,AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) – CopperPoint Insurance Companies, a western-based super regional commercial insurance company, announced today that John Carey will be joining CopperPoint on August 29, 2022 as Chief Underwriting Officer, reporting to the CEO. Prior […]

When you are hurt on the job in Illinois, you generally speaking have the right to choose your own doctor.  The insurance company can’t dictate who you treat with, but does have a right to […]

The SAWCA Annual Convention provides a rare opportunity for the workers’ compensation community to interact with workers’ compensation regulators and judges. Safety National’s Mark Walls provides his takeaways from this year’s event. Each year the […]

 An employer need not control every facet of a person's responsibilities for that person to be deemed an employee.  The Commissioner’s finding that East Bay did not supply sufficient information to prove the workers’ independence […]