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What Do You Think: Was Driver who Died Delivering Mushrooms 'Employed' by Dispatch Company?
What Do You Think: Was Driver who Died Delivering Mushrooms 'Employed' by Dispatch Company?

Harrisburg, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- A truck driver signed an independent contractor agreement with a dispatch company called Race, Inc. Under the contract, Race agreed to obtain delivery jobs for the driver. But the driver could […]
Va. Walmart Employee Sues over Inaction on Shooter's 'Bizarre' Behavior
Va. Walmart Employee Sues over Inaction on Shooter's 'Bizarre' Behavior

Chesapeake, VA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- One of the survivors of the Chesapeake, Va., Walmart shooting has sued the company for $50 million alleging she warned the company about his "bizarre" behavior months he gunned down six […]
Pandemic Oversight Report on Telehealth Reveals Multiple Errors
Pandemic Oversight Report on Telehealth Reveals Multiple Errors

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) is an independent oversight committee of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE). Earlier this month, the Healthcare Care Subgroup that […]
Wash. Reminds Workers that COVID Coverage Requires More than Home Test
Wash. Reminds Workers that COVID Coverage Requires More than Home Test

Tacoma, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- As the COVID-19 pandemic has lingered on to feel like a permanent part of life, it's not surprising that quite a few people opt to skip the line at the drive […]
Are EHR Capabilities Contributing to Physician Burnout?
Are EHR Capabilities Contributing to Physician Burnout?

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Healthcare as a whole is on the brink of even more major changes in an effort to meet the demand in the midst of short staffing. With already unprecedented levels of […]
Congressmembers Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Protect Workers, Consumers
Congressmembers Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Protect Workers, Consumers

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) -- U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., joined U.S. Reps. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., last week to introduce bicameral legislation that would hold corporate officers accountable for withholding information […]
Driver Doesn't Face Tort Liability for Running Over Coworker with Concrete Truck
Driver Doesn't Face Tort Liability for Running Over Coworker with Concrete Truck

Cheyenne, WY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When someone gets run over by a large truck, it’s natural to wonder, “Why did the driver not see him?”  In Lovato v. Case, 2022 WY 151 (Dec. 1, 2022), Wyoming’s top […]
Do You Know the Rule? Nevada Stress-related Injury
Do You Know the Rule? Nevada Stress-related Injury

Reno, NV (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Nevada, an employee can collect worker’s compensation benefits for a stress-related injury or disease. But there is a caveat; benefits are not available for a claim for stress that has […]

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