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What Do You Think: Was Louisiana Renaissance Festival Jouster’s Fall from Horse Compensable?
What Do You Think: Was Louisiana Renaissance Festival Jouster’s Fall from Horse Compensable?

Hammond, LA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Louisiana exempts from workers’ compensation coverage certain types of employees, including, in some instances, “performers.” The definition of performer, however, is not clearcut.  A case involving a jousting competition at a […]
Growing Shortage of Dentists and Hygienists Hurts Health of the Nation’s Workforce
Growing Shortage of Dentists and Hygienists Hurts Health of the Nation’s Workforce

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The numbers paint a clear picture: the dental industry is grappling with an unprecedented staffing deficit. The American Dental Association (ADA) reports that staffing shortages have reduced dental practice capacity by 10 […]
What Do You Think: Did Job Stress Fuel Truck Driver’s Fatal Heart Attack?
What Do You Think: Did Job Stress Fuel Truck Driver’s Fatal Heart Attack?

Mechanicsburg, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – When an employee has a fatal heart attack on the job, the event may or may not be job-related for purposes of workers’ compensation benefits. As one case shows, the outcome […]
The Power of Language in Workers’ Compensation: Why ‘Modified Duty’ is Better than ‘Restricted Duty’
The Power of Language in Workers’ Compensation: Why ‘Modified Duty’ is Better than ‘Restricted Duty’

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The language used in workers' compensation can significantly impact employee morale, engagement, and overall workplace culture. The terms used to describe work adjustments for injured employees can influence how employees perceive […]
What’s Up with Retail? NCCI Expert Looks at Frequency that Outpaces Other Industries
What’s Up with Retail? NCCI Expert Looks at Frequency that Outpaces Other Industries

Orlando, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Attendees at NCCI's Annual Insights Symposium this week heard multiple points of good news about the strength of workers' compensation, including the drop in frequency across all industry. However, one industry, […]
Climate & Comp: NCCI Session Spells out Hazards of Hot, Cold Weather
Climate & Comp: NCCI Session Spells out Hazards of Hot, Cold Weather

Orlando, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- It's become fairly well-known that as temperatures go up, so do workers' injuries. But the hazards aren't limited to hot days, as Anae Myers and Patrick Coate explained in Challenges for […]
Beyond Injury: Systems Thinking and the Injured Worker Network
Beyond Injury: Systems Thinking and the Injured Worker Network

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- "Give me a lever long enough, and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world." This statement from Archimedes highlights the enormous power of leverage. It […]
Eight Workers Killed, Dozens Injured in Florida Bus Crash
Eight Workers Killed, Dozens Injured in Florida Bus Crash

Ocala, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – At least eight people are dead and another eight are in critical condition after a bus carrying farm workers to a job site crashed and overturned in Florida Tuesday. Officials said […]

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