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Juneau, AK (WorkersCompensation.com) — To understand how parties become part of a workers’ compensation claim in Alaska, the following chart breaks down the Last Frontier’s rules. Topics Rules about Parties Who has to be joined […]

Landover, MD (WorkersCompensation.com) – In Virginia, an occupational disease may include a disease that impacts the public in general if the employee’s development of the disease can be linked to the specific nature of his […]

Spokane, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) — Telemedicine has been around for years, and in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, it became a part of the “new normal.” To clarify when telemedicine is an acceptable way to […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) — Recently, a woman called me from Chicago whose husband sustained a spinal cord injury. She was looking for a case manager to help her as she did not know where to […]

Utica, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) — Ever hear someone say, “Work sucks”? Well, in Sakanovic v. Utica Mutual Insurance Co., 2023 WL 4936788 (N.Y. App. Div. 08/03/23), a New York court decided that work didn’t suck enough […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Most people enroll in nursing school with the full intention of treating patients the majority of their time while working. However, according to Accenture, which specializes in information technology services and […]

Please Note: for Claims assistance or questions about coverage and exemptions You will need to call one of the numbers listed below. Also be aware that the Workers’ Compensation Assistance Offices in different states may […]

Tallahassee, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) — In Florida, state law calls for reemployment of injured workers, and “reemployment services” refers to services that include vocational counseling, job-seeking skills training, ergonomic job analysis, transferable skills analysis, selective job […]