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Do You Know the Rule? Ohio Injured Worker Reimbursement Rates for Travel Expenses
Do You Know the Rule? Ohio Injured Worker Reimbursement Rates for Travel Expenses

Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Ohio recently upped the rates for medical mileage reimbrusement from 52 cents to 58 cents. But what other requirements does the Buckeye State impose regarding travel expenses? The following chart provides […]
Coal Company Accused of Cheating on Tests that Protect Miners from Black Lung
Coal Company Accused of Cheating on Tests that Protect Miners from Black Lung

Prestonsburg, KY (WorkersCompensation.com) – A coal mining company in Eastern Kentucky has been charged by a federal grand jury of cheating on dust samples designed to protect its miners from black lung disease.    On Wednesday, […]
What Do You Think: Could Correction Officer Receive Violence Pay for Carrying Footlocker during Hostage Situation?
What Do You Think: Could Correction Officer Receive Violence Pay for Carrying Footlocker during Hostage Situation?

Boston, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) –  While it’s unquestionable that correction officers face the threat of violence routinely at work, just when that threat becomes a reality entitling an officer to increased benefits can be a tough […]
California Provider Settles for $1.9 Million in Stivax Neurostimulator Case
California Provider Settles for $1.9 Million in Stivax Neurostimulator Case

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Manufactures are usually considered the leading experts of the products they make, as they are the ones that have applied for category licensing, and intimately know the requirements for the product […]
Lack of Witnesses Doesn't Dry Up Janitor's Push for Benefits
Lack of Witnesses Doesn't Dry Up Janitor's Push for Benefits

New Orleans, LA (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employer should think carefully before devoting resources to defending a workers’ compensation case on the basis that no one witnessed the accident; employees can often recover even if no […]
Rep. Dean Roundtable Tackles Healthcare Workplace Violence
Rep. Dean Roundtable Tackles Healthcare Workplace Violence

Pottstown, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., met with healthcare workers and advocates to discuss to rise in violence and abuse against healthcare workers Friday.   During a roundtable with staff and leaders at […]
New Legislation Could Have Global Impact on Drug Pricing
New Legislation Could Have Global Impact on Drug Pricing

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 […]
Compelled by Injury to Retire, Long-time Tile Setter can still Reap WC Benefits
Compelled by Injury to Retire, Long-time Tile Setter can still Reap WC Benefits

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 […]

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