Workers' Compensation Daily Headlines

What Do You Think? Employers must engage in an interactive process to determine reasonable accommodations when an employee needs them due to a disability. A recent case involving a physician’s assistant with a back injury […]

Do You Know the Rule? If an employee wants to sue an employer for personal injuries based on a work-related accident, she is generally out of luck. The Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act is the exclusive […]

Glossary Check A key to workers' compensation coverage is knowing who an "employee" is for applicable workers' compensation law. To find that information across the U.S., you can turn to Simply Research. Here's an example […]

Safety at Work Chicago, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The family of an ironworker who fell to his death at a Chicago construction site was awarded $23.5 million in a wrongful death lawsuit. David O’Donnell, 26, and […]

Case Management Focus The workers' compensation system is complex and challenging for many physicians to navigate. This leads to many physicians refusing to treat injured workers. As a result, many states are faced with shortages […]

Employers have to have workers’ compensation coverage for their employees, but not for their independent contractors. That’s the general rule. But who's an independent contractor can be anybody’s guess. When did the Supreme Court create […]

Safety at Work Los Angeles, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Journalists were among those injured by law enforcement and military members during the efforts to curb protests in Los Angeles. According to the LA Press Club, more […]

What Do You Think? Claims administrators should not automatically deny every request for medically related equipment, even if it seems at first glance far out. But they should consider whether the claimant has provided anything […]