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MTA Worker Critically Injured after Being Struck by Brooklyn Train 
MTA Worker Critically Injured after Being Struck by Brooklyn Train 

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Officials said a Metropolitan Transit Authority worker in New York City was injured after he was struck by a train in downtown Brooklyn.   According to the New York Police Department, […]
Hospital Employees Assaulted at Vanderbilt Medical Center 
Hospital Employees Assaulted at Vanderbilt Medical Center 

Nashville, TN (WorkersCompensation.com) – Officials at Vanderbilt University Medical Center said three employees have been assaulted on the hospitals Nashville campus in the past month.   In late May, authorities said a patient was arrested after […]
Form Focus: Vt. Form 2 – Denial of Workers’ Compensation Benefits by Employer or Carrier
Form Focus: Vt. Form 2 – Denial of Workers’ Compensation Benefits by Employer or Carrier

Montpelier, VT (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Vermont, when denying a claim, an employer or carrier must file a Form 2, and notice must be sent to the employee and the Department of Labor. The employer or […]
Postal Workers Attacked by Dogs Every Day, USPS Says  
Postal Workers Attacked by Dogs Every Day, USPS Says  

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – More than 15 U.S. Postal Service workers are attacked by dogs every day, officials said.    The USPS released its annual report on dog attacks during its 2024 National Dog Bite Awareness […]
What Do You Think: Did Not Mentioning Prior Accidents Put Brakes on Truck Driver’s Claim?
What Do You Think: Did Not Mentioning Prior Accidents Put Brakes on Truck Driver’s Claim?

West Babylon, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employer in New York may be able to avoid a workers’ compensation claim if it can establish that the employee made false statements in order to obtain benefits. One […]
Employee Attacked by Dog Waiting ‘Rescue’
Employee Attacked by Dog Waiting ‘Rescue’

Los Angeles, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A Los Angeles animal shelter worker was attacked by a dog at work said she never wants to return to work.   Leslie Corea, a kennel supervisor at Harbor Animal Shelter, […]
Injured Workers More Likely to Die from Opioid Overdoses, Study Finds
Injured Workers More Likely to Die from Opioid Overdoses, Study Finds

Boston, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A new study from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health has found that Massachusetts residents were 35 percent more likely to die of an opioid-related overdoses if they had been injured […]
Do You Know the Rule? S.C. Temporary Disability Payments
Do You Know the Rule? S.C. Temporary Disability Payments

Aynor, SC (WorkersCompensation.com) -- South Carolina rules spell out the way that payments must be made for temporary benefits and reimbursements. As is the case in many contexts, electronic systems are the go-to way to […]

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