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Transactional Leadership in Workers’ Compensation: Setting Clear Expectations and Accountability 
Transactional Leadership in Workers’ Compensation: Setting Clear Expectations and Accountability 

Clarity and structure are essential for consistency and follow-through in workers' compensation. Claims adjusters handle numerous cases with unique demands, timelines, and outcomes. Injured workers need clear guidance and reliable timelines when they engage with […]
Continuous Learning: A Professional Responsibility
Continuous Learning: A Professional Responsibility

Case Management Focus Every nurse case manager is required to engage in continuous learning. Continuous learning focuses on how you can use information to improve your practice. In this week’s post, I wanted to share […]
Post-Election Blues Continue to Haunt Workers, Students and Several Industry Sectors 
Post-Election Blues Continue to Haunt Workers, Students and Several Industry Sectors 

HR Homeroom Many workers, college professors and students are still calling in sick and missing work as a result of the Donald J. Trump landside win in the latest presidential election.  Mental health professionals report […]
Social Worker Attacked Inside State Office as Suspect Livestreamed It
Social Worker Attacked Inside State Office as Suspect Livestreamed It

Mesa, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) – Officials say an attack on an Arizona Department of Child Safety employee was livestreamed on Facebook by the suspect this week. According to police in Mesa, Ariz., De’Andre Terrell Johnson arrived […]
Was Putting Employee on PIP 3 Months after FMLA Leave Retaliatory?
Was Putting Employee on PIP 3 Months after FMLA Leave Retaliatory?

What Do You Think? Waltham, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- FMLA retaliation lawsuits often come down to whether the employee can poke holes in an employer’s stated valid reason for firing (or taking other negative action) against […]
Servant Leadership in Workers’ Compensation: Putting the Injured Worker First in Claims Adjusting 
Servant Leadership in Workers’ Compensation: Putting the Injured Worker First in Claims Adjusting 

As the frontline of the workers' compensation process, claim adjusters have a unique opportunity to serve and support injured workers. Servant leadership, focusing on empathy, active listening, and ethical commitment, offers a powerful approach for […]
Man Attacks 7-Eleven Worker with Knife, as Attacks on Workers Continue
Man Attacks 7-Eleven Worker with Knife, as Attacks on Workers Continue

Santee, CA (WorkersCompenstion.com) – Another week, another series of attacks on workers just trying to do their jobs. In Santee, California, this week, a man is under arrest after he attacked a convenience store worker with […]
Was it Impossible to Safeguard Roofer who Fell before Colleagues Installed Fall Protection?
Was it Impossible to Safeguard Roofer who Fell before Colleagues Installed Fall Protection?

What Do You Think? Ravenna, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Ohio employers need to think hard about how they are going to protect their employees from falling off of roofs during work. Fall protection is required in […]

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