Workers' Compensation Daily Headlines

Birmingham, AL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Recently, Alabama made some updates to its definitions under workers' compensation law. That provides an opportunity to check in on how the Yellowhammer State defines important terms, like employer, employee, and wages. […]

Boise, ID (WorkersCompensation.com) – A livestock transportation broker will have to pay damages to a driver injured by a cow, the Idaho Supreme Court has ruled. On Sept. 19, the Idaho Supreme Court issued its […]

Schenectady, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Sometimes it’s the timing of an employee’s termination that gets a company in trouble. A company that fired a senior counsel in its legal affairs department not long after he began […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – While the last two years have seen a drastic increase in telehealth, the growth certainly hasn’t come without challenges. From figuring out the technical logistics for patients and providers as well […]

Bensalem, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – When an employer investigates an employee to uncover wrongdoing, it should be wary of investigatory missteps that tend to spawn costly retaliation lawsuits. A case involving a steel company in Pennsylvania […]

Cincinnati, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) – Creating clear written policies for employee attendance and work performance, and using acknowledgement forms, can go a long way toward protecting an employer from retaliation claims. Taking those steps helped a […]

A Dublin, Ireland-based start-up raised more than $18 million in funding last month that will allow it to expand its workplace injury prevention software company into the U.S. Protex AI uses AI and computer vision […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Earlier this year, the US Surgeon General issued an advisory warning on the record levels of burnout among healthcare workers in general. Even prior to the pandemic, 54 percent of practitioners […]