Workers' Compensation Daily Headlines

Safety at Work The last time Wisconsin-based Sentry Equipment experienced a lost-time incident, current Sentry EHS chief Canton Larson was 3 years old, and the world was bracing for the uncertainty of Y2K's impact on technology. Twenty-six years later, […]

Labor Landscape The family-owned company that operates The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette cited mounting losses and labor constraints for its closure. A final edition is expected on Sunday, May 3.    The shuttering of the Post-Gazette comes after a three-year strike by newspaper employees […]

Safety at Work Frankfort, KY (WorkersCompensation.com) – As schools struggle with how to protect teachers from students some legislators are considering legislation that will codify it. In Kentucky, lawmakers have introduced legislation to “strengthen protections […]

Compliance Corner Whether or not a workers' compensation claim is paid or denied is the nuts and bolts of compliance, but what are the rules? Here's what Indiana law provides, as detailed on Simply Research. […]

Safety at Work Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) - According to a report from CNN, the U.S. Defense Department has spent more than a year testing a device they think may be the cause of Havana Syndrome. […]

Safety at Work North Charleston, SC (WorkersCompensation.com) – Two workers are dead after being electrocuted on the job in South Carolina. They were two of several employees killed on the job across the country recently. […]

Case File Was a deputy's exacerbation of PTSD after shooting someone in the line of duty more like a heart attack or tripping with arthritis? A New Jersey court weighed in on determining "injury" under […]

Compliance Corner The headlines seem to report ever-growing amounts of workplace violence in health care settings across the country, and states are taking action to keep workers safe. For example, as Simply Research subscribers know, […]