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S.C. Top Court Rejects Relevancy of Ergonomics Report on Repetitive Stress Claim
S.C. Top Court Rejects Relevancy of Ergonomics Report on Repetitive Stress Claim

Columbia, SC (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Can an ergonomics report determine whether an employee suffered a repetitive stress injury without any evidence from a doctor to weigh in on the individual nuances of a claim? According to […]
Case Managment Focus: Social Determinants of Health Impacting Return to Work
Case Managment Focus: Social Determinants of Health Impacting Return to Work

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- We don't often consider Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) in workers' compensation, but as we learn more about their impact, we know that recovery and return to work are impacted when […]
Retail, Food Service Workers Continue Facing Attacks on Job
Retail, Food Service Workers Continue Facing Attacks on Job

Wappingers Falls, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – A dollar store employee sustained injuries during a robbery in Dutchess County, one of a few employees attacked across the country recently. According to law enforcement officials in Dutchess County, […]
Colo. Worker Shows Head Injury Happened ‘In Course of’ Employment
Colo. Worker Shows Head Injury Happened ‘In Course of’ Employment

Kiowa, CO (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When a worker alleges that he has an injury that happened on the job, one of the first things he'll need to do is show that it happened in the course […]
Employee Murdered at S.C. Car Dealership
Employee Murdered at S.C. Car Dealership

Columbia, SC (WorkersCompensation.com) – A car dealership employee is dead after a South Carolina workplace shooting, one of several this week across the country. Authorities said Graham Pope, a 39-year-old employee at JT Kia in […]
Empowerment, Unity, and Reflection: Concluding Our Celebration of Women in Workers’ Compensation
Empowerment, Unity, and Reflection: Concluding Our Celebration of Women in Workers’ Compensation

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In the world of workers' compensation, we have been running a series dedicated to showcasing the stories of exceptional women. This series has been extended beyond March because 31 days was […]
What Do You Think: Did Blight Inspector’s Fall on Way to Car Arise out of His Employment?
What Do You Think: Did Blight Inspector’s Fall on Way to Car Arise out of His Employment?

Cicero, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – An injury is compensable if it arises out of and in the course of employment. To “arise out of” employment, an activity which causes an injury must be connected with or […]
OSHA Dismisses Penalties against USPS
OSHA Dismisses Penalties against USPS

Portland, OR (WorkersCompensation.com) – Allegations of violations at a mail-sorting facility in Portland, Ore., were unproven, an administrative law judge with the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission said Wednesday. The judgement will dismiss the […]

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