Workers' Compensation Daily Headlines

Sheridan, WY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Wyoming, an employee may obtain partial permanent disability benefits only if she shows she actively sought suitable work, considering her health, education, training, and experience.    The Wyoming Supreme Court found […]

Putnam County, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Authorities say a postal worker is dead after being mauled by several dogs in Putnam County, Florida, last week.  The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said at a news conference that […]

Montpelier, VT (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Back in July, Vermont upped its medical mileage reimbursement rate from 58.5 cents per mile to 62.5 cents per mile. So what does the Green Mountain State require for medical mileage […]

Flint, MI (WorkersCompensation.com)–When an employer fires a worker shortly after the worker utilizes FMLA leave, it can look like the employer is engaging in reprisal for the worker exercising of her FMLA rights.   But whether […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – While the number of orthopedic surgeons had gradually increased from 2016 through 2019, there has been a slight .3 percent decrease in the last two years. According to a new report […]

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) - The Central Intelligence Agency has started to compensation its current and former officers who sustained traumatic brain injuries from unexplained health incidents known as “Havana Syndrome.”    Officials told the New York […]

Grand Rapids, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) – Documenting coworkers’ complaints about an employee can sometimes help an employer rebuff an FMLA discrimination claim from a fired worker.  The fact that several paraprofessionals complained about a mental health practitioner […]

Richmond, VA (WorkersCompensation.com) – When an employee is receiving benefits for a workplace injury, some employers may want to verify that the employee is as injured as she reports.  Such was the case in Revels […]