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Trenton, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Not long ago, New Jersey updated its rule governing permanent partial disability to explain what is a scheduled loss and what is a non-scheduled loss. So how does the Garden State […]

Matthews, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) – In North Carolina, an employer may be able to defeat a workers’ compensation claim for an otherwise compensable injury by showing that a worker who was terminated for misconduct constructively refused suitable […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, also known as NSAIDs, are a class of medications that are used to treat pain, fever, and inflammatory processes. The most common types of NSAIDs are aspirin, ibuprofen, […]

Pharr, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – Employees died in workplace accidents involving a truck, a trench and machinery this week.    In Pharr, Texas, officials said one man died after being trapped under a box trailer Sept. 6.  […]

Boise, ID (WorkersCompensation.com) – Recently, Idaho updated its rules on final reports, with a specific focus on requirements for the state’s electronic data interchange. So, what does the new rule require? The following chart breaks […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Indian Health Service (IHS) is a separate division under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that is responsible for providing medical care to members of federally recognized Native […]

Levittown, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employee who fails to timely notify his employer of a work-related injury may still be able to seek workers’ compensation benefits if he was unable to discover the injury at […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Medicare refers to telehealth as, “services that are provided remotely using technology between a provider and a beneficiary.” ‘Virtual care services’ are those services that are always provided remotely, and can […]