Workers' Compensation Daily Headlines

Eugene, OR (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Do you feel like your work has gotten harder lately? Maybe it has, but that's not the same as "work hardening" in a workers' compensation context. To understand what it means, […]

Nashville, TN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- A Tennessee employer recently learned that failing to provide benefits due an injured worker in a timely manner can add the cost of attorney's fees into what's already owed. In Earheart […]

Sacramento, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – California workers on business trips who are injured while travelling typically have a compensable injury. But what if the worker is injured after work hours while dining or drinking with colleagues? […]

New York City, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Officials with New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority said a subway worker had died Wednesday after he was dragged under a train. The accident happened around 12:15 a.m., MTA […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The job challenges that more than 70,000 veterinarians in the U.S. face daily have led to disproportionately high suicide rates, according to a study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control […]

Odessa, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – The “coming and going rule” generally bars an employee from obtaining workers’ compensation benefits for injuries incurred on the way to or from work. There are several exceptions to that rule, […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Earlier this week, the OIG released their Semiannual Report to Congress detailing their audit findings for reporting period April 1 through September this year, which included activity from October 2022 through […]

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Those who follow current events will know by know that former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor died Friday at age 93. While O'Connor has gone down in history for […]