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Lack of Evidence on Suicide, Opioids Sends Postal Worker’s Widow’s Case Back to OWCP
Lack of Evidence on Suicide, Opioids Sends Postal Worker’s Widow’s Case Back to OWCP

Federal Focus When it came to deciding whether a federal worker's suicide resulted from his job, as was required to establish the compensability of death benefits to his widow, ECAB found that OWCP needed another […]
CDC Shooting Suspect Parroted Allegations of Health Damage from Vaccines
CDC Shooting Suspect Parroted Allegations of Health Damage from Vaccines

Safety at Work Atlanta, GA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A gunman fired more than 180 shots into the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, killing a police officer who was responding to the shooting. The gunman later […]
Could Macy’s Worker who Kept Getting TTD after RTW Keep $1,369 ‘Overpayment?’
Could Macy’s Worker who Kept Getting TTD after RTW Keep $1,369 ‘Overpayment?’

What Do You Think? A case involving a Macy’s worker who received more benefits than she was entitled to highlights the importance of monitoring workers’ compensation claims. It also sheds light on what constitutes an […]
Nippon, U.S. Steel Vow to Pump Money into Coke Works Where 2 Steelworkers Died  
Nippon, U.S. Steel Vow to Pump Money into Coke Works Where 2 Steelworkers Died  

Safety at Work Pittsburgh, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- At a press conference Tuesday, U.S. Steel CEO David Burritt said Nippon has pledged to pump $2 billion into the Clairton Coke Works to make it more efficient and […]
At Least 1 Dead, 10 Hospitalized in Steel Plant Explosion
At Least 1 Dead, 10 Hospitalized in Steel Plant Explosion

Safety at Work Clairton, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – At least one person is dead, another 10 have been hospitalized after an explosion at a U.S. Steel plant in Pennsylvania on Monday. The explosion, which could be […]
Did Prescription for Fentanyl Mean Indiana Driver wasn’t ‘Intoxicated’ in Deadly Crash?
Did Prescription for Fentanyl Mean Indiana Driver wasn’t ‘Intoxicated’ in Deadly Crash?

25 for 25 in '25 A delivery driver took prescription fentanyl for pain, so was that enough to overcome an intoxication defense on his widow's workers' compensation claim following his death in a vehicle accident […]
Did IT Worker’s ADHD get him Permanently Logged Off?
Did IT Worker’s ADHD get him Permanently Logged Off?

What Do You Think? Employers face numerous legal risks when responding to an employee who mentions that he has a disability. One of those risks is that supervisors will respond with negative comments that could […]
New Jersey Inmate’s Workers’ Compensation Claim Fails to Meet Cut in Court
New Jersey Inmate’s Workers’ Compensation Claim Fails to Meet Cut in Court

Case File While workers' compensation law sometimes covers surprising circumstances, a New Jersey case made clear that an inmate's claim about his barbershop job wasn't within the Workers' Compensation Act's reach. Simply Research subscribers have […]

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