Workers' Compensation Daily Headlines

Brooklyn, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Filming came to a halt last week after shootings rang out on set, killing one worker and coming close to harming another, witnesses said.   In Brooklyn filming for the television show […]

Frankfort, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- A worker can’t collect worker’s compensation benefits from a company if there’s no employee-employer relationship.  But whether a worker is an employee is more about substance than labels, as shown in […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Lack of sleep has been closely associated with both cognitive decline and workplace accidents. According to statistics cited by the Sleep Foundation, in 2017 it is estimated that at least 91,000 […]

Merrimack, NH (WorkersCompensation.com)–Even if a supervisor’s verbal abuse predates an employee’s FMLA leave, the escalation of abuse when an employee returns to work can help link it to the worker’s protected status.  The fact that […]

Orlando, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging might not be the first things that come to mind when people think of workers' compensation. But as wtih so many areas of industrial life, many […]

Eau Claire, WI (WorkersCompensation.com)–While employers may sometimes find it necessary to accommodate employees in unusual ways, it’s a different story when there’s no medical information showing the worker needs the accommodation.  A case in which […]

Carteret, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) – Officials say workers are being affected by the heat as record temperatures grip the country.    On Monday, July 18, in Carteret, N.J., federal safety officials confirmed to multiple outlets that they […]

Geismar, LA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A company may expose itself to ADA liability by failing to engage in the interactive process. But what if it fires the employee just before that process starts?  A federal District […]