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Alabama Public Health Inspector Killed by 'Dangerous Dogs' while Investigating Dog Attack
Alabama Public Health Inspector Killed by 'Dangerous Dogs' while Investigating Dog Attack

Red Bay, AL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Officials in rural Red Bay, Ala., say a state employee investigating a dog attack has died after being attacked by a pack of dogs.    According to a Facebook post from […]
Attacks on Workers Continue
Attacks on Workers Continue

High Point, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) – A woman stabbed a fast food worker over a sandwich order this  past week, in a continuing assault on workers across the country.    Police in High Point, N.C., said Demetris […]
What Do You Think: Was Preschool Owner's Bariatric Surgery Compensable?
What Do You Think: Was Preschool Owner's Bariatric Surgery Compensable?

Charlotte, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) –  Losing weight is sometimes required before someone can undergo surgery, but does that mean it’s compensable if the necessary surgery is work-related? That’s the question a North Carolina court recently faced […]
Supervisory Role Doesn't Constitute Reasonable Accommodation for Laborer
Supervisory Role Doesn't Constitute Reasonable Accommodation for Laborer

Tallmadge, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) – Changing the way a job is done is often the key to successfully providing an employee with a disability with a reasonable accommodation. However, as the court in Woodling v. GeoBUILD […]
Flight Attendant Assaulted by Passenger as American Airlines Requests Two Drink Max
Flight Attendant Assaulted by Passenger as American Airlines Requests Two Drink Max

Phoenix, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) – FBI agents arrested a man who said his homophobia may have caused him to assault an American Airlines flight attendant.    According to a criminal complaint filed April 22, a passenger in first […]
Charges Filed in Opioid Cases Involving 5.1 Million Pills, $7 Million in Reimbursement
Charges Filed in Opioid Cases Involving 5.1 Million Pills, $7 Million in Reimbursement

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The Appalachian region has always been fraught with woe and despair. Some studies have supported that reputation, showing a higher rate of mental illness among Appalachian mine workers. Additionally, a new […]
MTA, NY Police Meet over Increase in Attacks on Workers, Passengers
MTA, NY Police Meet over Increase in Attacks on Workers, Passengers

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – So far this year, at least 45 Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) workers and New York Police Department (NYPD) officials have been assaulted in New York city subways, and officials are […]
Questions Arise About Whether Virus from Poultry Facility Caused Cardiac Problem
Questions Arise About Whether Virus from Poultry Facility Caused Cardiac Problem

Little Rock, AR (WorkersCompensation.com) – Can a virus cause a heart condition? And can it be said to be a specific incident identifiable by time and place of occurrence.  It’s possible, and as the employee […]

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