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Compliance Corner Sacramento, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Under California law, anyone aggrieved directly or indirectly by any final order, decision, or award made and filed by the appeals board or a workers' compensation judge may petition […]

Brooklyn, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – A New York councilwoman was arrested this week for allegedly biting an NYPD chief during a protest against the construction of a homeless shelter in Bensonhurst. According to police, Brooklyn City […]

Jupiter, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A construction worker was injured after he fell from a highway bridge in Florida, one of many workers injured in road and bridge accidents this month. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue’s […]

Leadership Link Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The workers' compensation system, designed to support employees who suffer injuries on the job, often operates on a foundation of bias that unjustly treats claimants as potential fraudsters versus […]

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) An interim report from the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee has found that Amazon workers are getting hurt at higher rates than previously reported by the company. The committee, […]

What Do You Think? Sandy, OR (WorkersCompensation.com) – Is a spouse entitled to workers’ compensation death benefits if, prior to the employee’s death, the couple separated and were living apart? Under Oregon law, is there a […]

Flemington, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) – A cemetery worker is dead after an accident involving a wood chipper, one of several worker deaths this month. Officials said a 22-year-old cemetery worker died on July 10 in St. […]

Powered by Simply Research Philadelphia, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- A recent case from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court considered a question regarding how physicians should come to impairment rating evaluations. Writing an "opinion in support of reversal," […]