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History of Absenteeism Causes Firefighter's ADA Claim to Flame Out
History of Absenteeism Causes Firefighter's ADA Claim to Flame Out

Indianapolis, IN (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employer does not have to change a job’s essential functions to accommodate an employee with a disability.  As a former firefighter’s lawsuit against his fire department illustrates, regular attendance is […]
What Do You Think: Was Employer Justified in Reviewing Worker's Opioid Treatment?
What Do You Think: Was Employer Justified in Reviewing Worker's Opioid Treatment?

Dover, DE (WorkersCompensation.com) – A big question that comes up with pain treatment, particularly treatment involving opioids, is how long a worker needs to be treated. That’s what Delaware’s top court had to decide in […]
Scammers Steal More than $300,000 from Baltimore Workers' Compensation
Scammers Steal More than $300,000 from Baltimore Workers' Compensation

Baltimore, MD (WorkersCompensation.com) – Out-of-state scammers took advantage of a loophole to steal more than $300,000 from the Baltimore workers’ compensation system’s bank account, investigators said in a report issued Wednesday. For more than a […]
Recent Survey Suggests Remote Work Options are Preferred
Recent Survey Suggests Remote Work Options are Preferred

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – While the numbers of remote workers have gradually dropped post pandemic, according to a Gallup poll last fall 45 percent of workers employed full time were still working remotely. Sixty-seven percent […]
Service Workers Continue to Bear Brunt of Customer Attacks
Service Workers Continue to Bear Brunt of Customer Attacks

Casa Grande, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) – Police are looking for and community members react to attacks on service workers in separate incidents across the country.   In Casa Grande, Ariz., police announced Monday they were looking for […]
Failure to Back up Child's Diagnoses Sinks Mom's bid for FMLA During Pandemic
Failure to Back up Child's Diagnoses Sinks Mom's bid for FMLA During Pandemic

Fort Wayne, IN (WorkersCompensation.com)–A mere diagnosis is not enough to establish a serious health condition for purposes of the FMLA.  That’s what an accounts receivable representative discovered in Connor v. Professional Medical Billing, No. 1:20-CV-183-HAB […]
New Study Suggests High Levels of Cognitive Decline Post-COVID Linked to Immune Function
New Study Suggests High Levels of Cognitive Decline Post-COVID Linked to Immune Function

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Researchers are just now starting to understand the full potential effects that the SARS-CoV-2 virus can have on the brain. One of the common complaints in addition to loss of smell […]
Co-worker Violence Kills Two, Injures One in Separate Incidents
Co-worker Violence Kills Two, Injures One in Separate Incidents

Colorado Springs, CO (WorkersCompensation.com) A woman and a man are dead at the hands of their co-workers in separate acts of violence this past week.   In Colorado Springs, police said they found the body of […]

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