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Legal Expert on California COVID-19 Rule: 'It’s Wonky, it's Weird, It Doesn't Make Sense to Me'
Legal Expert on California COVID-19 Rule: 'It’s Wonky, it's Weird, It Doesn't Make Sense to Me'

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompenstion.com) – California employers trying to adhere to the latest workplace mandates may be confused, to say the least. There are rules about isolation and quarantine, what constitutes acceptable tests and masks, exclusion […]
New Report Shows 77% of Surgeons are Named in Lawsuits
New Report Shows 77% of Surgeons are Named in Lawsuits

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Over half of practicing physicians have been involved in a lawsuit, and among surgeons that percentage is even higher. According to the latest Medscape survey, Surgeon Malpractice Report 2021, 77 percent […]
Worker's Treatment, Leave Approvals Create FMLA Questions after Termination
Worker's Treatment, Leave Approvals Create FMLA Questions after Termination

Hillsdale, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Due to his health issues, a meat plant worker faced challenges with his job when the COVID-19 pandemic forced the plant to impose a mask requirement and eventually led to the […]
Workers Killed in Construction Accidents in Separate Incidents
Workers Killed in Construction Accidents in Separate Incidents

Lady Lake, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Six workers died on the job over the past two weeks in industrial accidents across the country.  In Lady Lake, Florida, a construction worker died Feb. 2, after a retention […]
Intelligence Panel: Havana Syndrome Likely 'Pulsed Electronic Energy' Attacks
Intelligence Panel: Havana Syndrome Likely 'Pulsed Electronic Energy' Attacks

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) -- An intelligence panel looking into causes of Havana Syndrome has said that some of those who have reported becoming ill could “plausibly” have been caused by “pulsed electromagnetic energy” from an external […]
New Study Suggests Potential Factors Associated with Insomnia Progression n TBI Patients
New Study Suggests Potential Factors Associated with Insomnia Progression n TBI Patients

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Many people struggle to get 7 hours or more of quality sleep. Statistics from the CDC show that depending on region, up to 44 percent of the adult population suffers from […]
What Do You Think: Was Bullet Maker's Lead Poisoning Accidental?
What Do You Think: Was Bullet Maker's Lead Poisoning Accidental?

Mona, UT (WorkersCompensation.com) – When is an at-work injury and accidental injury, which would allow for an exception to a state’s exclusive remedy provision, and when is it an occupational disease, which might not? Utah’s […]
Employers Seek Answers to Confusion Surrounding Conflicting COVID-19 Laws
Employers Seek Answers to Confusion Surrounding Conflicting COVID-19 Laws

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – If an unvaccinated employee travels to New York City for a convention must he get vaccinated? Yup. The chaotic mix of federal, state and local regulations surrounding COVID-19 is generating lots […]

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