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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 […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Medscape analyst surveyed more than 13,000 full-time physicians across 29 specialties asking about their 2021 income. While recent reports have shown that physician pay has increased in the aftermath of the […]

Richmond, VA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- What's it take to secure permanent total disabilities benefits in the Old Dominion? The following information breaks down Virginia's PTD rules and calculations. PTD An employee is considered permanently totally disabled […]