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DOJ's Opioid Guidance Clarifies Disability Discrimination Topics
DOJ's Opioid Guidance Clarifies Disability Discrimination Topics

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – The opioid crisis has grabbed headlines in recent years and has been an especially important topic in the workers’ compensation industry. One of the many issues that has arisen for people […]
Assistant Principal Raises Failure to Accommodate Issues Following Colon Surgery
Assistant Principal Raises Failure to Accommodate Issues Following Colon Surgery

 New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Even when an employee is out of work due to a non-work-related injury, how an employer handles the employee’s return can mean the difference between a successful outcome and costly […]
What Do You Think: Was Worker who Fell from Ladder Employee or Independent Contractor?
What Do You Think: Was Worker who Fell from Ladder Employee or Independent Contractor?

  Phoenix, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) – When a worker fell from a ladder while painting the house of the owner of a business he regularly performed work for, his injury raised questions about whether he was […]
Terminating 74-year-old for Refusing Flu Shot Raises Age Discrimination Question
Terminating 74-year-old for Refusing Flu Shot Raises Age Discrimination Question

Birmingham, AL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Even before the pandemic, encouraging employees to get vaccinated has long been a best practice for a safer, healthier workplace. However, as a hospital discovered in Smith v. Healthcare Authority for […]
What Do You Think: Was CNA's Injury Related to Work?
What Do You Think: Was CNA's Injury Related to Work?

Harrisburg, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – In the medical field, credentials matter. And as a Pennsylvania court recently detailed, a doctor’s credential can make all the difference in whether a worker receives benefits. A certified nursing assistant […]
Lockton Looks to Survey Data to Improve Decision-Making, Change Culture
Lockton Looks to Survey Data to Improve Decision-Making, Change Culture

Stuart, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – What’s the best way to change a fixed mindset when it comes to workers’ compensation? Numbers can make the case. Although conventional thinking rules the day with many employers when it […]
N.Y. Police Officer's 9/11 Claims Come Up Short
N.Y. Police Officer's 9/11 Claims Come Up Short

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The officers and first responders at Ground Zero on 9/11 are widely recognized as heroes who risked -- and in some cases sacrificed -- their lives to save others.  Nonetheless, […]
What Do You Think: Did Mask Requirement Raise 'Regarded As' Claim under ADA?
What Do You Think: Did Mask Requirement Raise 'Regarded As' Claim under ADA?

Portland, OR (WorkersCompensation.com) – Long COVID has been in the news for a good chunk of the pandemic, but how long does COVID last for purposes of a “regarded as” claim under the ADA? A […]