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Another Year Without A/C in USPS Vans, Another Postal Worker Death
Another Year Without A/C in USPS Vans, Another Postal Worker Death

Climate & Comp Fayetteville, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) – The recent death of a Fayetteville, N.C. postal worker is being investigated as heat-related. The death comes just months after the USPS was fined by OSHA for a […]
Construction Worker Dies in Airport Accident, One of Many Fatal Work Incidents Last Month
Construction Worker Dies in Airport Accident, One of Many Fatal Work Incidents Last Month

Tampa, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – OSHA is investigating a workplace fatality at the Tampa International Airport after an equipment operator was killed in an accident there. His death was one of many fatal workplace incidents across […]
Serving the Injured Worker as a Team 
Serving the Injured Worker as a Team 

College Park, MD (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Antagonism in workers' compensation rarely delivers the best outcomes. However, when the various stakeholders are cohesively focused on return to work, function, and life, the results can be truly transformative. […]
Did Surf Shop Worker’s Ladder Injury Claim ‘Jump the Shark?’
Did Surf Shop Worker’s Ladder Injury Claim ‘Jump the Shark?’

What Do You Think? Hilton Head, SC (WorkersCompensation.com) – Workers compensation is generally available for an injury that occurs in the course and scope of employment. A South Carolina case delves into the question of […]
Lowe’s Employee Attacked with Sledgehammer, as Attacks on Workers Continue
Lowe’s Employee Attacked with Sledgehammer, as Attacks on Workers Continue

Durham, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) – An elderly Lowe’s employee is recovering after he was attacked by a customer with a sledgehammer, as the attacks on employees continue across the country. Police in Durham, N.C., said video […]
Could Staffing Agency Employee Sue Food Processing Company Where She Slipped?
Could Staffing Agency Employee Sue Food Processing Company Where She Slipped?

What Do You Think? Goshen, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Staffing agencies send employees out to work at a host of other company’s facilities. Do those employees become employees of the other companies for purposes of workers’ […]
The Role of Vertical Development in Supporting Injured Workers 
The Role of Vertical Development in Supporting Injured Workers 

College Park, MD (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Workers' compensation often focuses on claims' technical and procedural aspects, such as process, compliance, and statute. While this ensures claims are processed correctly, the support for injured workers frequently needs […]
How Can You Find State Forms on Simply Research?
How Can You Find State Forms on Simply Research?

Tips & Tricks You can search through forms in your state to find exactly what you need, and here's how to do it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izt_NC1mdhQ

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