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Study Suggests Shorter Therapy Sessions are Just as Effective
Study Suggests Shorter Therapy Sessions are Just as Effective

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Traditionally, Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) which usually occurs for 12 sessions, has been a common approach to treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The goal of the specialized treatment is to […]
Transportation Construction Group Urges FHWA to Strengthen Safety Provisions
Transportation Construction Group Urges FHWA to Strengthen Safety Provisions

Transportation construction advocacy groups are urging the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to beef up workers safety provisions in light of hundreds of deaths and thousands of injuries to workers each year.  In a Jan. 6 […]
Truck Driver's 'Rolling Over' Comment During Treatment Sinks Claim
Truck Driver's 'Rolling Over' Comment During Treatment Sinks Claim

Buffalo, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Although a truck driver for a shipping company had surgery after experiencing back pain at work, remarks he made to a physician assistant undid his claim. In Matter of Moore v. […]
Ill. lawmaker Introduces Legislation in Response to Social Worker's Murder on the Job
Ill. lawmaker Introduces Legislation in Response to Social Worker's Murder on the Job

Thayer, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – An Illinois legislator is renewing her efforts to protect social workers after one was killed on the job.  Illinois Rep. Tony McCombie said she’s been trying to ensure Department of Child […]
Violence Against Workers Continues as Multiple Employees Stabbed in Separate Incidents
Violence Against Workers Continues as Multiple Employees Stabbed in Separate Incidents

Thayer, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Violence against workers while doing their jobs – whether from customers or co-workers – continued during the New Year in separate incidents this week.  In Thayer, Illinois, police said a child […]
What Do You Think: Did 'Firefighter's Rule' Prevent Deputy from Suing after Driver Struck Her?
What Do You Think: Did 'Firefighter's Rule' Prevent Deputy from Suing after Driver Struck Her?

Emmitsburg, MD (WorkersCompensation.com) – All too often, the news gives reminders of the inherent dangers involved in police work. But when an officer is injured on the job, when does the injury shift from being […]
North Carolina Physician Indicted on Reuse of Single Use Surgical Medical Devices
North Carolina Physician Indicted on Reuse of Single Use Surgical Medical Devices

 Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Anytime a patient has a procedure done, they usually have faith in their provider to use sanitized equipment and supplies to keep them safe. A recent fraud case in North Carolina […]
Employers Advised to Weigh Their Own Risk Tolerance in Face of CDC Guidelines
Employers Advised to Weigh Their Own Risk Tolerance in Face of CDC Guidelines

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Calling them “confusing” and “counterproductive,” the American Medical Association has condemned the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest COVID-19 guidelines. The agency recently shortened the recommended isolation period from 10 […]

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