Workers' Compensation Daily Headlines

Stonybrook, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Employees are usually not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for injuries that occur on their way to work. But as a case involving a detective struck by a truck on the […]

Chicago, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When an unwitnessed workers' compensation claim arises, employers face significant challenges in gathering evidence and determining the claim's validity. In a recent roundtable discussion titled "When a Tree Falls in the […]

Phoenix, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- While not flashy or exciting, cases about procedural requirements can help show the way to a case that makes its way through court. Such was the case in Knutson v. Industrial […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services breach portal, there have already been 26 reports of healthcare data breaches reported so far this month. Of those, 18 cases […]

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – The total amount of proposed fines facing Dollar General grew to $21 million Tuesday, May 23, after the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced more penalties […]

Minneapolis, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- If you had to file a petition with Minnesota's Workers' Compensation Division, would you know what to do and how the process would work? The following chart breaks down the steps. […]

Albany, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – It’s much easier for an employee to obtain workers’ compensation benefits in New York for a physical injury than for a “psychic” or mental injury. But what if a physical injury […]

Chicago, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The 2023 Claims and Litigation Management Workers' Compensation, Casualty, and Risk Management Conference wrapped up day two of its robust program at The Westin Magnificent Mile in Chicago, Ill. The final […]