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Do You Know the Rule? Or. IME Provider Requirements
Do You Know the Rule? Or. IME Provider Requirements

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 […]
N.Y. Employees Attacked with Machete, Hammer, Folding Chair in Separate Incidents
N.Y. Employees Attacked with Machete, Hammer, Folding Chair in Separate Incidents

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 […]
Study Suggests Syncope Does Not Pose Greater Road Risk
Study Suggests Syncope Does Not Pose Greater Road Risk

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 […]
Rule Update: Colo. Adds new First-Report-of-Injury Requirement
Rule Update: Colo. Adds new First-Report-of-Injury Requirement

  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 […]
Thursdays in August Most Likely Days for Workplace Injuries, Study Finds
Thursdays in August Most Likely Days for Workplace Injuries, Study Finds

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 […]
Nurse Practitioner Sentenced in Case Involving Knee Brace for Leg Amputee
Nurse Practitioner Sentenced in Case Involving Knee Brace for Leg Amputee

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 […]
CEO's Hostile Remark, Suspicious Timing, Fuel Nurse's FMLA Claim
CEO's Hostile Remark, Suspicious Timing, Fuel Nurse's FMLA Claim

Richardson, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – Just one more reason that company executives and supervisors should avoid hostile words; they can help fuel an FMLA discrimination case.  That was what happened in Robles v. Eminent Med. Ctr., […]
Employees Suffer Violent Attacks in Incidents from Indiana to New York
Employees Suffer Violent Attacks in Incidents from Indiana to New York

Elkhart, IN (WorkersCompensation.com) – Employees suffered a number of violent attacks at work in August, as the trend of lashing out at workers continues.    In Elkhart, Ind., police said they were investigating a machete attack […]

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