Workers' Compensation Daily Headlines

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. […]

Chicago, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – While 2022 wasn’t as bad for flight attendants and other airline personnel, continuing attacks by unruly passengers have led to renewed calls for a “no fly” list for violent offenders.   So […]

Anchorage, AK (WorkersCompensation.com) – Workers generally cannot obtain benefits when their intoxication caused the accident that injured them. But does that mean a worker with significant intoxicants in his blood at the time of the […]