Workers' Compensation Daily Headlines

Charlotte, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) -- It is not only injured employees who can recover worker’s compensation benefits. If an employee dies from his injury, his dependents may be able to recover benefits as well.  In North […]

Casper, WY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- An impairment rating isn’t the end of the story for determining whether a worker is or isn’t due workers’ compensation benefits.  As the worker learned in Rodriguez v. Wyoming, No. S-22-0131 […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – According to statistics from the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistics Center (NSCISC), there are around 18,000 new traumatic spinal cord injuries per year, averaging out to 54 cases per one million […]

Butte, MT (WorkersCompensation.com) -- It’s becoming increasingly common for people to hold down more than one job, which can raise some compensation questions if a worker injured doing one job isn’t able to work the […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- It’s a New Year ... What’s on your list for self-improvement as we enter 2023? The new year gives us time to see where we are and what changes we want […]

Western Springs, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – In Illinois, the “parking lot exception” allows employees to collect worker’s compensation benefits even if the injury occurs while the employee is walking to work. As one case shows, the […]

Milwaukee, WI (WorkersCompensation.com) – After a year where 2 healthcare workers on average were attacked every hour, law makers are pushing legislation that would protect them from future attacks.  According to a September report in […]

Minneapolis, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In many states, presumptions apply that grant workers in certain fields an entitlement to benefits that require employers to rebut the presumption.  Such is the case in Minnesota, as Juntunen v. […]