Workers' Compensation Daily Headlines

Los Angeles, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – “Yellowstone” actress Q’orianka Kilcher has been accused of collecting nearly $97,000 in fraudulent workers’ compensation benefits, officials said.    On July 11, the California Department of Insurance said in a press […]

New Orleans, LA (WorkersCompensation.com)–An employer can offer an accommodation that results in a salary reduction, so long as it’s a reasonable accommodation.  A custodian for the postal service who had severe foot pain learned that […]

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – The COVID-19 pandemic has gone through several phases, and just as the virus has shifted and changed, so too has the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s view on employers’ responsibilities with respect […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – With 21 percent more workers experiencing burnout, and the US Surgeon General issuing a recent advisory on the record levels of stress in healthcare workers, mental health and maintaining a work […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – While CMS is making an effort to support vital rural hospitals in the proposed rules for 2023, the proposed cuts for physicians could potentially mean there are fewer physicians to take […]

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Anyone on the scene of the rescue and recovery effort following the September 11 attacks likely fits the definition of a “hero.” But, as Matter of Fierro-Switzer v. World Trade […]

Fairfax, VA (WorkersCompensation.com). Whether a job function is "essential" for purposes of a worker's request for reasonable accommodations depends on several factors.  When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in Spring 2020, a home healthcare agency, plagued […]

Unfortunately, as current events show, active shooter events continue to affect multiple aspects of American life, including the workplace. For Lieutenant Neal Bohannon, while tragic, these events also contain lessons to help prevent the loss […]