Workers' Compensation Daily Headlines

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Drug pricing has long been volatile, but a ramp up in recent legislation could potentially spark a movement towards more stability as well as accountability. Depending on how states and agreements […]

Kingston, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Pennsylvania, voluntary retirement generally ends an employee’s right to benefits.    But “voluntary” is a matter of interpretation, as the court explained in Hi-Tech Flooring v. Workers’ Compensation Comm’n, No. 12 […]

Salem, OR (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Independent medical examinations can make or break a workers' compensation claim. Thus, it makes sense that states would have tight requirements on who can and can't perform an IME. One of […]

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – It was a pretty violent week in New York last week, as several employees found themselves attacked with everything from a machete to a folding chair in separate incidents.    On […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The American Heart Association defines syncope as a temporary loss of consciousness usually related to insufficient blood flow to the brain. Also known as fainting or passing out, syncope can be […]

  Boulder, CO (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Employers in Colorado have a new timeline for complying with rules related to a first report of injury. Under updated Rule 5-2, for claims with a date of injury on […]

Tampa, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – If you’re a 45- to 54-year-old man working construction in Wyoming and it’s a Thursday in August, watch your head at work.    Research from Tampa, Florida-based NiceRX has found that Thursdays […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A Georgia nurse practitioner was recently sentenced to 87 months federal prison time after being convicted by a U.S. District Court jury for her role in an extensive telemedicine fraud scheme […]