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Worker's Leg Injury Limits her to Schedule Benefits Only
Worker's Leg Injury Limits her to Schedule Benefits Only

Phoenix, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Where a leg ends and a hip begins sounds like a medical question, but as a recent Arizona case highlighted, it can be an important legal issue too. In Robbins v. Industrial […]
Nurses Look to Cope with Rising Attacks in Workplace
Nurses Look to Cope with Rising Attacks in Workplace

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) - A new report has found that on average, two nurses are assaulted every hour in the U.S. That trend has some nurses look for ways to keep themselves safe on […]
At Least 2 Nurses Assaulted Per Hour in U.S.
At Least 2 Nurses Assaulted Per Hour in U.S.

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Healthcare burnout can be exasperated by workplace violence. One 2020 study showed that 88.9 percent of nurses had experienced workplace violence, and of that 24.4 percent had been the victim of […]
Company Faces More than $1 Million in OSHA Penalties in Worker Death
Company Faces More than $1 Million in OSHA Penalties in Worker Death

Boston, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) - A Boston-area company is facing $1.2 million in penalties after an OSHA inspection found it failed to protect its workers demolishing a government garage.  Brockton, Mass.-based JDC Demolition was demolishing the […]
What Do You Think: Did Fight Over 'Country' vs 'Rap' Cause Work-related Injury?
What Do You Think: Did Fight Over 'Country' vs 'Rap' Cause Work-related Injury?

Ridgeland, MS (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employee generally has a compensable injury if the injury arises out of his work duties. But what if the immediate cause of the injury is a fight with a coworker? […]
Do You Know the Rule? Wash. Exposed Workers – Presumption of Certain Occupational Diseases
Do You Know the Rule? Wash. Exposed Workers – Presumption of Certain Occupational Diseases

Olympia, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) – As do other states, Washington, by statute, creates a presumption that certain diseases were contracted on the job for purposes of workers’ compensation benefits. Here’s a look at how those presumptions […]
911 Dispatcher's PTSD after Maimed baby Call Merits Workers' Comp Benefits
911 Dispatcher's PTSD after Maimed baby Call Merits Workers' Comp Benefits

Davenport, IA (WorkersCompensation.com) – First responders experience scary events all the time. But there is a trend, including in Iowa, not to force responders to clear a higher hurdle to collect workers’ compensation benefits for PTSD […]
Workers Killed in Sseparate Accidents, Nationwide
Workers Killed in Sseparate Accidents, Nationwide

Tampa, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A worker died when a piece of concrete fell on him Saturday; one of several employees killed in the workplace this week. Deputies with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office responded to […]

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