Workers' Compensation Daily Headlines

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – A worker may lose his benefits, as well as access to future benefits, if he fails to mention a prior related injury.  That’s what happened in Nappi v. Verizon New York, […]

Chicago, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Sometimes a workers' compensation dispute boils down to the quality and quantity of medical data on one side or the other.  That was the case in Service Drywall and Decorating v. Illinois […]

Mount Clemens, MI (WorkersCompensation.com) – A Michigan man faces owing $15 million to the family of a dead worker after the worker was killed by a coworker.    According to the suit, on March 13, a […]

Lakeland, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – An unpleasant work environment is something no one wants to deal with, but in some cases, the situation could be so bad that it becomes a form of discrimination under the […]

Panama City, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - A man in Florida is behind bars after attacking employees at a zoo, officials said.    According to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office, a man entered Zoo World and began acting […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – One of the most common problems in the workplace is low back pain. Some estimates have shown that the total annual healthcare expenditures treating low back pain is around $90 billion […]

Louisville, KY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Terminating an employee for absences he incurs after using up his FMLA leave can expose an employer to retaliation claims.  However, as the court in Woodward v. Reynolds Consumer Products, LLC, No. […]

Orlando, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The two-plus years of living with COVID-19 has brought about a number of anomalies, to say the least. In addition to the human toll of the coronavirus there have been economic […]