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Mitigating Issues that Arise in Workers’ Compensation Cases with a Nurse Case Manager
Mitigating Issues that Arise in Workers’ Compensation Cases with a Nurse Case Manager

Case Management Focus In this article, I want to discuss the challenges that can arise in a workers' compensation claim and how they can be recognized and addressed by having a nurse case manager on […]
Employees Attacked Entering the Workplace
Employees Attacked Entering the Workplace

Safety at Work Jackson, MS (WorkersCompensation.com) – Officials with St. Dominic Health in Jackson, Miss, were closed lipped about an attack on one of its employees. The incident was one of two attacks on employees […]
Was Officer who Hit Head, Saw ‘Stars,’ Entitled to Compensation for Brain Injury?
Was Officer who Hit Head, Saw ‘Stars,’ Entitled to Compensation for Brain Injury?

In Arkansas, an injury arising from a specific incident at work is only compensable if there are objective medical findings to back it up. A case involving a police officer who hit his head during […]
School Principal, Superintendent Attacked
School Principal, Superintendent Attacked

Safety at Work Charlotte, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) – A North Carolina mother was arrested last month after she attacked a school principal and grabbed a school district superintendent by the neck, police said. The attack comes […]
Did Booze or Enlarged Heart Cause Army Employee’s Death?
Did Booze or Enlarged Heart Cause Army Employee’s Death?

Federal Focus After a drunken, fully clothed splash in the pool and passing out in his hotel room, a federal worker died overnight, leaving medical questions about what his cause of death was. Simply Research […]
Attacks on MTA Workers on Rise
Attacks on MTA Workers on Rise

Safety at Work Bronx, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Police in New York are looking for a number of assailants who’ve attacked transit workers over the last month. From pipe-wielding assailants to women with spray bottles, transit […]
Missing 20-Day Deadline for Hearing didn’t Require Benefit Reduction
Missing 20-Day Deadline for Hearing didn’t Require Benefit Reduction

Case File Did not meeting a 20-day deadline require a reduction in benefits? Simply Research subscribers have access to the full text of the decision. Case Juncal v. Maspeth Remodeling, No. CV-23-2242 (N.Y. App. Div. […]
Los Angeles Tops Country for Dogs Biting Postal Carriers
Los Angeles Tops Country for Dogs Biting Postal Carriers

Safety at Work Los Angeles, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, St. Louis and Cincinnati were ranked as the top five cities for dog bites by the U.S. Postal Service in 2024. USPS kicked […]

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