Workers' Compensation Daily Headlines

Seattle, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) - Amazon workers in 40 countries chose the busiest shopping day of the year, Black Friday, to protest working conditions and demand higher wages from the retail giant. Organized under "Make Amazon […]

Trenton, MI (WorkersCompensation.com) – A worker who takes intermittent leave doesn’t have to go to great pains to inform his employer each time he needs to utilize leave, as long as provided formal notice when […]

Juneau, AK (WokrersCompensation.com) -- One of the issues that is taken into account when it comes to accounting for workers' compensation benefits are cost of living adjustments, popularly known as COLAs. A subissue that comes […]

Austin, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Workers at the Austin Tesla gigafactory filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Labor recently, alleging safety and wage violations at the electric car manufacturer's 2,500-acre facility. In a letter […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Several recently proposed bills calling for the expansion of privileges for certain advanced practice providers (APPs) has brought both opposition and support. A new audit from the Centers for Medicare & […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) –- A recent settlement in California brings to life the tension that is brewing over a bipartisan bill that touts increasing access to care.  Dan Dow, the district attorney for San Luis […]

Brooklyn, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In New York, it’s an employee’s obligation to show that her injury is work-related, including by providing competent medical evidence. As a case involving a university dean showed in Yearwood v. […]

As we close November, I wanted to take the time to recognize caregivers. When an employee is injured, others step up to help. These people are family members or friends and act as caregivers for […]