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Fireworks and the Workplace: Why Knowing Better Doesn’t Always Mean Doing Better 
Fireworks and the Workplace: Why Knowing Better Doesn’t Always Mean Doing Better 

Summer Safety Series Welcome to The Science Behind Workplace Injuries: 30 Days of Summer Safety, where we explore the environmental hazards, human physiology, behavioral science, and organizational decisions shaping workplace safety. This article is part of […]
When Heat Turns Deadly: Understanding Heat Illness Before it Becomes a Claim 
When Heat Turns Deadly: Understanding Heat Illness Before it Becomes a Claim 

Summer Safety Series Welcome to The Science Behind Workplace Injuries: 30 Days of Summer Safety, where we explore the environmental hazards, human physiology, behavioral science, and organizational decisions that shape workplace safety. This article is part of our July […]
Estoppel doesn’t Prevent N.D. WSI from Pursuing Subrogation on Worker’s 3rd Party Settlement
Estoppel doesn’t Prevent N.D. WSI from Pursuing Subrogation on Worker’s 3rd Party Settlement

Case File According to North Dakota’s top court, judicial estoppel didn’t prevent WSI from pursuing subrogation against a worker who received settlement funds from a third party. Case Moos v. North Dakota Workforce Safety and […]
Why Summer is the Most Dangerous Season for Workplace Injuries 
Why Summer is the Most Dangerous Season for Workplace Injuries 

Summer Safety Series Welcome to The Science Behind Workplace Injuries Summer Safety Series, where we explore the environmental hazards, human physiology, behavioral science, and organizational decisions that shape workplace safety. This article is part of our July series exploring the science behind […]
Could Estates of 8 Workers Killed by Tornado Sue Candle Factory?
Could Estates of 8 Workers Killed by Tornado Sue Candle Factory?

What Do You Think? Employers and supervisors are generally protected from personal injury lawsuits if they maintain workers’ compensation coverage. But those protections may cease if a supervisor injures someone while acting outside the scope […]
10 Communication Skills Every Workers’ Compensation Nurse Case Manager Should Master
10 Communication Skills Every Workers’ Compensation Nurse Case Manager Should Master

The Case Manager Communication is at the heart of everything a nurse case manager does. In the workers' compensation arena, communication can easily become fragmented as claims adjusters, physicians, therapists, employers, attorneys, and other healthcare […]
Mail Worker Killed on Route in rural North Carolina
Mail Worker Killed on Route in rural North Carolina

Safety at Work Hays, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) – Officials in North Carolina said a mail carrier was shot and killed in broad daylight last week. According to police reports, the incident happened on Montieth Acres Road […]
What Happens when a New Jersey Employer Fails to Carry Workers’ Compensation Insurance?
What Happens when a New Jersey Employer Fails to Carry Workers’ Compensation Insurance?

Compliance Corner Do you know what happens to New Jersey employers who try to fudge it on workers' compensation insurance coverage? As Simply Research subscribers know, the rules are as follows. 'Disorderly Persons Offense' An […]

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