Economists Eye Impact of COVID-19 on WC Insurance Line

• 01/21/21
• Nancy Grover

Bacon Raton, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Workers’ compensation carriers may face some tough times ahead due to pandemic-related challenges. A new report points to several expected economic ...
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Attacks On Retail, Food Service Employees Continue

• 01/21/21
• Liz Carey

Mishawaka, Wisc. (WorkersCompensation.com) – The disturbing trend of customers attacking retail and food service workers continues this week with employees in two states reporting being attacked by ...
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Workplace Safety Contract Breach Falls Outside Insurance Coverage

• 01/21/21
• Frank Ferreri

Lexington, KY (WorkersCompensation.com) – If an insurance company signs up to provide coverage for an employer in case it gets sued over workplace safety, does it have to cover breach-of-contract ...
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Most Workplaces Outside of Healthcare Won’t See High Rate of COVID-19 WC Claims, Study Suggests

• 01/20/21
• Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The healthcare industry has, by far, the highest proportion of accepted workers’ compensation claims for COVID-19, according to new research. In fact, out ...
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Spirit Airlines Employee Hospitalized After Attack By Customers

• 01/20/21
• Liz Carey

Romulus, MI (WorkersCompensation.com) – Two people are in jail and a Spirit Airlines employee is in the hospital following an argument outside of Gate 15 for a Spirit Airlines flight Sunday night at ...
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Understanding Crisis-Driven Outcomes May Help Companies Thrive

• 01/20/21
• Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Hybrid work environments, increased doxing, and employer-encouraged gaming. The latest forecast indicates 2021 will be nothing if not an unusual year. As ...
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Mental, Behavioral Health Crisis May be Coming

• 01/19/21
• Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – While 2021 may see the last of the COVID-19 spikes, some of the lasting effects of the pandemic may impact employers for months or years to come. Higher rates ...
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Religious Accommodations & Safety Concerns: What's an 'Undue Hardship'?

• 01/19/21
• Frank Ferreri

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – Amid the flurry of activity coming from federal agencies as one administration prepares to exit and another begins its tenure, the Equal Employment ...
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Employees Attack, Kill Co-Workers In Separate Incidents

• 01/19/21
• Liz Carey

Sacramento County, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Two men are dead and another is hospitalized following altercations with their co-workers in separate incidents over the past month. According to the ...
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