Workers' Compensation Daily Headlines

Shelby, MT (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employee’s FMLA claim can fall short for a variety of reasons, including when the worker can’t show that she suffered any harm from the alleged violation. That was one of […]

Tulsa, OK (WorkersCompensation.com) – A gunman opened fire in an orthopedic office on Wednesday, killing the doctor who had recently performed surgery on his back, another physician and a receptionist, officials said Friday.    Tulsa Police […]

There’s no shortage of studies addressing needs and trends in the workers’ compensation industry. One study that has been a yearly fixture is Rising Medical Solutions’ workers’ compensation benchmarking study. The latest version of the […]

Minneapolis, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employer’s documented efforts to help an employee obtain accommodations can go a long way toward establishing that it engaged in the interactive process.   In Ellers v. University of Minnesota No. […]

Fairfield, CT (WorkersCompensation.com) – Three employees have died in separate accidents across the country this week.   In Fairfield, Connecticut, a worker died Tuesday after he fell through a skylight at a local university.   Fairfield Police […]

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Anyone who’s been around a school lately knows that it’s not a stretch to say an educator could get hurt on the job. However, as was the case in Matter […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – In April, the Eastern District of Washington Department of Justice announced a settlement of $22.7 million to resolve allegations of fraudulent billing of spine surgeries by Providence Health & Services. That […]

Chandler, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employee may seek reasonable accommodations after providing records of a medical diagnosis. But does a diagnosis alone mean he’s entitled to accommodations?  A federal District Court in Arizona recently addressed […]