Workers' Compensation Daily Headlines

Parma, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) – A judge has given a woman found guilty of assaulting a food worker the opportunity to work off part of her sentence by working at a fast food restaurant. Parma Municipal […]

Dubois, PA (WorkersCompensation.com)– In Pennsylvania, an employee with a psychic injury may have a compensable injury within the meaning of the workers’ compensation act. But he’ll have to show that the injury resulted from an […]

West Orange, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Looking for the lowdown on New Jersey rates for 2024? Here they are. Update for 2024 Effective Dates: Jan. 1, 2024, through Dec. 31, 2024Statewide average weekly wage: $1,507.76Maximum: $1,131.00 […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- I came across a new resource and hope you will check it out. Kids' Chance is a non-profit organization that aims to give the kids of injured workers injured or taken […]

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 […]