Workers' Compensation Daily Headlines

Bridgeport, CT (WorkersCompensation.com)–The Heart and Hypertension Act in Connecticut provides workers’ compensation benefits to city police department employees hired before 1996. But what happens if the employee took on an entirely new job from his […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A National Provider Identification Number (NPI) is a 10-digit identification number that is issued by CMS Medicare to healthcare providers and is unique to them. NPI numbers are issued as individual […]

Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) -- They say money talks, but even if it's quiet, it has a big role to play in workers' compensation law across the country. One of the places where it's important is […]

Austin, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – An American Airlines employee killed on the job in Austin earlier this year was killed by poor maintenance, not suicide, a new report has found. On April 20, Michael Ingraham, was […]

Doylesown, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – One of the main places where a worker’s FMLA retaliation case falls apart is where the worker tries to connect his FMLA request to his termination (or other negative employment action). […]

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – As a heat wave continues to leave outdoor workers exposed to scorching heat across the country, President Joe Biden announced Thursday his administration would be taking steps to bolster enforcement against […]

Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Ohio, state law spells out the rules when it comes to evidence used in workers' compensation hearings. The following chart breaks down what the Buckeye State requires on evidence and […]

Hattiesburg, MS (WorkersCompensation.com) – As legislators across the country work to loosen child labor laws, and company hire underage foreign workers, three teens have died on the industrial sites they work on. On July 14, […]