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Case Management Focus: You are Summoned!
Case Management Focus: You are Summoned!

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- A few weeks ago, I discussed the importance of documentation for all case managers. In this post, I wanted to share the importance of documentation if you are ever subpoenaed in […]
Tesla, SpaceX Workers Report Numerous Injuries as Elon Musk Chases Innovation
Tesla, SpaceX Workers Report Numerous Injuries as Elon Musk Chases Innovation

Austin, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – Pinned by a robot arm. Killed after being blown off of a truck with no load tie-downs. Broken limbs and “crushed” fingers. Concussions from an explosion caused by water reacting with […]
What Do You Think: Could Temp Pinned by Mechanical Arm Sue Assigned Employer?
What Do You Think: Could Temp Pinned by Mechanical Arm Sue Assigned Employer?

Wilkes-Barre, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Employers with workers’ compensation coverage are generally immune to negligence lawsuits for work-related injuries. But what happens if the worker is hired by and paid by an employment agency, but sent […]
What Do You Think: Could N.Y. Worker Injured When Rail Fell on his Shoulder File Claim Nearly Two Years Later?
What Do You Think: Could N.Y. Worker Injured When Rail Fell on his Shoulder File Claim Nearly Two Years Later?

Long Island City, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Filing a late workers’ compensation claim for a compensable claim is not always the claim’s death knell. In New York, for example, there are three potential exceptions to the […]
Maine Walmart Worker’s New Duties Indicate ALJ Miscalculated AWW
Maine Walmart Worker’s New Duties Indicate ALJ Miscalculated AWW

Bangor, ME (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When does an employee's change in job duties represent new employment? As the Appellate Division of Maine's Workers' Compensation Board explained in Farmer v. Walmart Inc., No. 23-19 (W.C.B. Me. App. […]
More Studies Identify High Risk Factors for Long COVID
More Studies Identify High Risk Factors for Long COVID

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The number of new COVID-19 cases is on the rise again, according to recent information from the Centers for the Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Variant JN.1, which accounts for approximately […]
What Do You Think: Did Iowa Discovery Rule Toll Workers’ Compensation Statute of Limitations?
What Do You Think: Did Iowa Discovery Rule Toll Workers’ Compensation Statute of Limitations?

Des Moines, IA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When does a worker have an injury and when should he know that he has one that might raise workers' compensation questions? Recently, an Iowa case raised questions about timeliness, […]
Latest CDC Mask Recommendations Spur Multiple Employer Appeals 
Latest CDC Mask Recommendations Spur Multiple Employer Appeals 

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Earlier this fall the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced their new proposal for safety protocols on infection control in hospitals and the use of masks. The new proposal […]

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