Workers' Compensation Daily Headlines

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Earlier this year, the Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center issued a hazard alert over the alarming increase of drug overdoses on the job. According to data from the CDC, Kentucky […]

Carteret, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) – Amid the deaths of several warehouse workers and delivery drivers due to heat, some logistics companies may be changing working conditions.  The images are staggering. On Twitter this past week, UPS […]

Outside the Box Campaign Aims to Raise Awareness of Workplace Safety Hazards HELENA, MT—Montana State Fund (MSF), the state’s leading workers’ compensation insurance company, launched a new workplace safety campaign this week. The campaign titled […]

  Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Failure to provide respiratory protection is one of the top cited violations. According to a November 2021 report from the U.S. Department Of Labor, while the U.S. saw a decline […]

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 […]