Workers' Compensation Daily Headlines

Dover, DE (WorkersCompensation.com) -- People whose jobs required them to be onsite during the worst of the COVID-19 surely faced a greater risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2 than their work-from-home counterparts, but does that mean that […]

by Liz Carey New York, N.Y. (WorkersCompensation.com) – A deli worker was rushed to the hospital after being shot in the stomach, one of many workers shot on the job in the past two weeks. Officials said […]

Mexia, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) -- People occasionally confuse the two issues, but the exclusive remedy provision of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act is not the same as the exclusive jurisdiction provision.  Exclusive Remedy  Under the exclusive-remedy […]

Pittsburgh, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The shadow of age bias in hiring is long. Tens of thousands of workers say that even with the right qualifications for a job, they are repeatedly turned away because they […]

Sacramento, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – As a heat wave continues to blanket portions of the U.S., California is expected to become the third state in the country to implement heat protections for indoor workers. The policy […]

Houston, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – In Texas, an employee assigned by a staffing agency to work for the staffing agency’s client may be subject to the exclusive remedy provision of the workers’ compensation statute. If provision […]

Fordyce, AR (WorkersCompensation.com) – Another workplace mass shooting has taken the lives of three people and injured 11 more including the shooter, officials said Friday. Arkansas State Police said 44-year-old Travis Posey of New Edinburg, […]

Topeka, KS (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Kansas requires employers to share the information found in Form K-WC 27-A, which subscribers of Simply Research have access to. The form instructs employees on what to do in case of […]