Two dead in Houston Industrial Explosion

• 01/27/20
• Liz Carey

Houston, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – Two people, assumed to be employees, are dead in an explosion at an industrial site in northwest Houston. At approximately 4:24 a.m. last Friday, residents said ...
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Injury Rate In Amazon's Most Dangerous Warehouse Is Nearly 7x National Average, Report Claims

• 01/24/20
• Liz Carey

Troutdale, OR (WorkersCompensation.com) – Injury rates for Amazon’s most dangerous warehouses had more than 6 times the national average for nonfatal injuries, a report shows. According to ...
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Study: Violence-Related WC Injuries Lengthens RTW Times Among Certain Healthcare Workers

• 01/24/20
• Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Targeted interventions for healthcare workers who experience violence may lead to reduced disability durations, a new study found. A “complex combination ...
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Husband and Wife Charged With Misclassifying Employees To Avoid WC Premiums

• 01/24/20
• Liz Carey

Annandale, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) – An Annandale, Minn., couple was charged with theft by swindling and insurance fraud this week as a result of their alleged efforts to misclassify their ...
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Electrical Safety

• 01/23/20
• Bruce Burk

Tampa, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - Among the worst possible types of industrial accidents which can occur are electrical accidents. Workers can often either be killed or permanently disabled from severe ...
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Experts Weigh In on NCOIL Drug Formulary Model Law

• 01/23/20
• Nancy Grover

Manasquan, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) – “In an ideal world, what I see in the future is that doctors will diagnose and pharmacists will prescribe. Doctors aren’t pharmacologists, so why ...
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Study Shows Timing Of Knee Replacement Critical To Outcome

• 01/23/20
• F.J. Thomas

Chicago, IL (WorkersCompenstion.com) – The best outcome for an injured worker having a knee replacement is largely dependent on when the surgery occurs, according to a study from Chicago’s ...
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Employers Advised to Keep an Eye on Coronavirus Developments

• 01/22/20
• Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – U.S. companies with operations in Asia are advised to stay abreast of the rapidly evolving situation regarding the new coronavirus. The case of a Washington ...
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NJ Parking Lot Proposal Could Have Major Impact on Workers' Compensation Cases

• 01/22/20
• Bruce Burk

Trenton, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) - The New Jersey Legislature is considering legislation that would designate accidents which happen in employer parking lots to be within the course and scope of ...
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