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Sacramento, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – As retailers grapple with how to protect employees from shoplifters, legislators are working on bill that would protect workers from workplace violence due to theft. Legislators in the California Assembly nixed […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – While beneficial for the management of chronic pain in certain cases, the legalization of cannabis has brought some challenges to the workplace.  Between 2010 to 2019, the rate of positive drug […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – In the face of increasing COVID cases, a new study led by Northwestern University suggests that we may have been grossly underestimating the numbers of people with Long COVID.  According to […]

Atlanta, GA (WorkersCompensation.com) – The National Transportation Safety Board said it is looking into what have caused the turbulence that sent four crew members and several passengers to the hospital on August 28. The Delta […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In case you haven't noticed, we are in a digital revolution. Healthcare is late to the table but is catching up quickly because the consumer demands it.In this article, I want […]

Tacoma, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Knowing who a "worker" is can be an important part of a workers' compensation claim and, by a flip of the coin, so can knowing who is not. In the State […]

Atlantis, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Many workers’ compensation retaliation claims come down to the issue of whether the employer genuinely believed an employee’s conduct merited termination.As the case Francois v. JFK Medical Ctr., No. 4D22-1627. (Fla. […]

Farmersville, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – A UPS driver and a Kroger warehouse worker are the latest casualties in American workers’ long, hot summer. In Farmersville, Texas, a UPS driver is dead after telling his supervisors he […]