Workers' Compensation Daily Headlines

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – According to estimates based on data from National Violent Death Reporting System from the Centers for Disease Control, there are approximately 119 physician suicides annually, which essentially equates to medium-sized medical […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The Allevio SPG Nerve Block Catheter (Allevio), developed by neurologists, is a device that is used in treatment for chronic migraine and severe non-migraine headache. The sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) is located […]

Cherry Hill, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) — Many FMLA retaliation claims move forward to a jury trial simply because the employee’s supervisor said the wrong things. What to say and not to say isn’t an exact science. […]

Montgomery, AL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The 2022-2023 New Year’s weekend proved dangerous, and in some cases deadly, for workers across the country.  In Montgomery, Ala., an airport worker was fatally injured on New Year’s Eve when […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – With rates that change every quarter, sometimes drastically, drug pricing can feel like hitting a moving target. According to a recent report from the U.S. Department of Health and Humana Services, […]

Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) — In Ohio, as in other states, the rules regarding self-insuring employers are different from what applies to insured employers for purposes of workers’ compensation law. So what are self-insurance and self-insuring […]

Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) –In Ohio, the question of whether a worker who is injured while commuting to work generally hinges on whether the employee is a fixed-situs employee.  In layman’s terms, this means that the […]

Houston, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – A former employee attacked a Houston, Texas Smoothie King manager Dec. 13, topping off a dangerous year for workers in the food and retail industries.   Houston police said Keshia Lynette Christmas, […]