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After Workers’ Comp Injury, Essential Function Questions Propel Driver’s ADA Claim
After Workers’ Comp Injury, Essential Function Questions Propel Driver’s ADA Claim

Case File Following a workers' compensation injury, questions arose about what functions were and weren't essential to a truck driver's job. Simply Research subscribers have access to the full text of the decision. Case Hardin […]
Accommodation Issues or Not, USPS Attorney doesn’t Establish Workers’ Comp Claim
Accommodation Issues or Not, USPS Attorney doesn’t Establish Workers’ Comp Claim

Federal Focus An attorney for the U.S. Postal Service alleged a series of problems related to her reasonable accommodations, but they didn't show evidence of a compensable employment factor meriting OWCP reconsideration. Simply Research subscribers […]
Suit Against Tesla Alleges ‘Culture of Workplace Violence’
Suit Against Tesla Alleges ‘Culture of Workplace Violence’

Safety at Work Fremont, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A new lawsuit alleges that working conditions at the Tesla manufacturing plant in Fremont, Calif., include workplace violence between employees, as well as sexual assaults, onsite drug and […]
Continuous Learning: The Essential Component to a Case Manager’s Success
Continuous Learning: The Essential Component to a Case Manager’s Success

Case Management Focus The 79th Annual Workers Compensation Institute wrapped up on Wednesday, Aug. 20. I attended on Monday, Aug. 18 as a visitor to the exhibit hall. Over 2000 people, including worker compensation case […]
Tech’s Everywhere, but will it Reduce Workers’ Compensation Litigation?
Tech’s Everywhere, but will it Reduce Workers’ Compensation Litigation?

WCI 2025 The whole point of the Grand Bargain is to keep litigation to a minimum and take care of workers with job-related injuries, but anyone who's spent a little time in the industry has […]
Surgeon Barred from Treating Workers’ Compensation Patients
Surgeon Barred from Treating Workers’ Compensation Patients

Long Island, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board has barred an orthopedic spinal surgeon from treating patients with workers’ compensation claims. State officials allege Dr. Joseph Weinstein, a surgeon working in […]
One-Time Misrepresentation doesn’t Block Paramedic’s Subsequent Claim
One-Time Misrepresentation doesn’t Block Paramedic’s Subsequent Claim

25 for 25 in '25 Once upon a time, a paramedic misrepresented a workplace injury, but did that mean he can never receive workers' compensation benefits for any future injury? Simply Research subscribers have access […]
Could Worker Glued to Cell Phone during FMLA Leave Sue for Retaliation?
Could Worker Glued to Cell Phone during FMLA Leave Sue for Retaliation?

What Do You Think? A recent Illinois case involving a city worker who was seen socializing and making cell phone calls when she was supposed to be caring for her ailing father highlights the importance […]

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