Workers' Compensation Daily Headlines

Juneau, AK (WorkersCompensation.com) -- As in other states, in Alaska, to get the ball rolling on a workers' compensation case, an injured worker may start a proceeding before the board by filing a written claim […]

Charlotte, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In North Carolina, a workers’ compensation claim is not viable unless the injured employee notified the employer in writing within 30 days of the accident. But there are also circumstances when […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Earlier this year, horse racing was shocked by the suicides less than six weeks apart of two young jockeys, 23-year-old Avery Whisman and 29-year-old Alex Canchari. “It’s important for the industry […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Earlier this month, the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Eastern District of Washington announced a settlement in what they are calling, “the largest-ever health care fraud settlement in eastern Washington”. Under […]

Juneau, AK (WorkersCompensation.com) -- To understand how parties become part of a workers' compensation claim in Alaska, the following chart breaks down the Last Frontier's rules. Topics Rules about Parties Who has to be joined […]

Landover, MD (WorkersCompensation.com) – In Virginia, an occupational disease may include a disease that impacts the public in general if the employee’s development of the disease can be linked to the specific nature of his […]

Spokane, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Telemedicine has been around for years, and in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, it became a part of the "new normal." To clarify when telemedicine is an acceptable way to […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Recently, a woman called me from Chicago whose husband sustained a spinal cord injury. She was looking for a case manager to help her as she did not know where to […]