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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 […]

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 […]