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Worker with Depression Can't Get Accommodations to 'Maximize Productivity'
Worker with Depression Can't Get Accommodations to 'Maximize Productivity'

Key take-aways  An employer need not provide a requested accommodation if the worker doesn’t require it to perform her essential job functions.    The employee requesting accommodations has the burden to identify one that would help […]
New Jersey Pharmacy Settles in Illegal Distribution, Kickback Case
New Jersey Pharmacy Settles in Illegal Distribution, Kickback Case

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A New Jersey pharmacy has agreed to settle for its role ina case involving illegal distribution of fentanyl and kickbacks from 2015 to 2019, according to a release from the New […]
Hospital Employee Attacked in May Dies, as Attacks Against Health Care Workers Continue
Hospital Employee Attacked in May Dies, as Attacks Against Health Care Workers Continue

Sumter, SC (WorkersCompensation.com) – Healthcare workers reported more assaults this week as the cause of death for a South Carolina hospital employee assaulted earlier this year is deemed homicide.   Kevin Robinson, 40, was a mental […]
Supervisor's Alleged Jibes Launch Nuclear Plant Operator's Retaliation Claim
Supervisor's Alleged Jibes Launch Nuclear Plant Operator's Retaliation Claim

Knoxville, TN (WorkersCompensation.com)–An employer’s words matter; offensive words can fuel a worker’s retaliation claim, especially if they reference the worker’s disability or accommodations.  One supervisor, according to a demoted nuclear-plant operator with cirrhosis, went ballistic […]
Several Employees Shot on Job in Separate Incidents
Several Employees Shot on Job in Separate Incidents

Brooklyn, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – A Brooklyn McDonald’s worker is one of several employees shot at work this month after the son of a customer shot him over cold fries.   Matthew Webb, 23, was working at […]
What Do You Think: Did FMLA Leave Trigger Firing — or was Facebook to Blame?
What Do You Think: Did FMLA Leave Trigger Firing — or was Facebook to Blame?

Tampa, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – To fend off an FMLA retaliation lawsuit brought by a fired employee, a company must provide the court a valid reason for its action. But what if it was mistaken about […]
CMS Gives Pay Increase in Final Inpatient Payment Rule
CMS Gives Pay Increase in Final Inpatient Payment Rule

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – On August 1st, CMS released its Inpatient Prospective Payment System final rule in a move that increases Medicare rates for at least some acute care hospitals. For those acute care hospitals […]
Delta Agent Agitated by 5-day Work Week Can't get Accommodation Claim off Ground
Delta Agent Agitated by 5-day Work Week Can't get Accommodation Claim off Ground

Minneapolis, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- An employer isn’t required to provide a job accommodation under the ADA that defeats the purpose of the position. If an employee can’t fulfill the essential functions of the job, even […]

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