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Could Maintenance Worker who Lost Finger Violating Safety Rules get Benefits?
Could Maintenance Worker who Lost Finger Violating Safety Rules get Benefits?

What Do You Think? Does violating a safety rule at work mean the resulting injury isn’t compensable? Sometimes. A case involving a maintenance man for a milk manufacturing company whose finger was partially amputated addresses […]
Man in Florida Clerk Hammer Attack who got Trump’s Attention Targeted Victim
Man in Florida Clerk Hammer Attack who got Trump’s Attention Targeted Victim

Can You Believe It? Fort Myers, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A man whose attack on a gas station clerk in Fort Myers, Fla., ended up on President Donald Trump’s social media feed targeted the woman, officials […]
How does UR Work Under New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Law?
How does UR Work Under New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Law?

Compliance Corner What does New Mexico law spell out for the workers' compensation utilization review process? Simply Research subscribers have that information at their fingertips, but we highlight some key points here. Referral Process (a) […]
N.H. Finds Evidence Points to ‘Personal Risk’ as Cause of Worker’s Death
N.H. Finds Evidence Points to ‘Personal Risk’ as Cause of Worker’s Death

Case File When a carpenter suffered a fatal pulmonary embolism and collapsed into shallow water at a jobsite, the key question on appeal was whether the employment created a compensable risk. Simply Research subscribers have […]
Negotiation Lessons: What Case Managers can Learn about Tone, Trust, and Win/Win Outcomes
Negotiation Lessons: What Case Managers can Learn about Tone, Trust, and Win/Win Outcomes

The Case Manager Negotiation is one of the core skills nurse case managers rely on every day. Whether we’re coordinating care, advocating for services, or helping families navigate complex systems, we spend a surprising amount […]
Provision of Benefits Tolls Statute of Limitations, allowing Fla. Teacher’s PFB to Advance
Provision of Benefits Tolls Statute of Limitations, allowing Fla. Teacher’s PFB to Advance

Case File Because the term "toll" meant to "suspend, stop temporarily, or abate the limitations period," rather than extend a discrete one-year period to file additional claims, a Florida teacher's receipt of benefits stopped the […]
Fla. City Council Approves $150k Settlement for 30-year Employee Hurt on Job
Fla. City Council Approves $150k Settlement for 30-year Employee Hurt on Job

Safety at Work Ocala, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The Ocala City Council in Ocala, Fla., voted unanimously this week accept the mediated settlement for a workers’ compensation claim by a longtime city employee. The “washout” agreement […]
Did ‘Remote Site Doctrine’ Freeze Alaska Teacher’s Lawsuit for Fall at School Housing?
Did ‘Remote Site Doctrine’ Freeze Alaska Teacher’s Lawsuit for Fall at School Housing?

What Do You Think? In Alaska, the “remote site doctrine” may expand the reach of the workers’ compensation act even to an employee’s residence–if that residence is supplied by the employer. A case involving a […]

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