Workers' Compensation Daily Headlines

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When an employee of the federal government gets hurt at work, to receive workers' compensation, she will submit a claim to the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs. But what if OWCP […]

Phoenix, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Deadlines and scheduling are important in the world of workers' compensation claims and appeals, and while some dates and times can be changed or excused, there almost always has to be […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Before seeking out healthcare services for your injured worker, you may want to see if they are listed on the Lown Institute's 6th Annual Shkreli Awards.  In 1973, Dr. Bernard Lown […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – While many would consider us past the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report from Mckinsey & Company proposes the pandemic could explain the persistent US worker shortage, and suggests that employers may […]

Knoxville, TN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- As with most other legally binding contracts, settlement agreements employers reach with injured workers typically take a pretty strong case to knock down in court.  That reality was on display in Food […]

Baton Rouge, LA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In most states, an employee cannot sue an employer in tort for an injury sustained at work. Instead, under the state’s worker’s compensation law, he would ordinarily be entitled only […]

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) -- As occurs at the state level, receiving Social Security benefits can impact what federal workers’ compensation benefits employees, or their surviving spouses, may receive.  As an example, in P.W. v. Department […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The FMLA excludes certain governmental employees from protection under its "personal staff" exemption.  The exemption excludes from FMLA protection an individual who is employed by a state, political subdivision of a […]