Another Deadly Week For Employees East Of The Mississippi

• 10/19/20
• Liz Carey

Henrico County, Va. (WorkersCompensation.com) – It was a deadly start to the week for employees last Monday and Tuesday, especially employees working east of the Mississippi River. Three workers died ...
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What Do You Think: Did Firefighter's Hearing Loss Support FMLA Leave?

• 10/19/20
• Frank Ferreri

Wichita Falls, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – When a city allowed a firefighter to take nearly six months of paid leave, was he still able to take Family and Medical Leave Act afterward even though he ...
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Employers Advised to Stay Focused Despite Bettter-Than-Expected WC Results

• 10/16/20
• Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Fewer than expected COVID-19 related claims and lower non-COVID claim frequency spells good news for the workers’ compensation system. But that should not ...
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What Does The Increase In COVID-19 Cases Ultimately Mean For Workers Comp And Healthcare?

• 10/16/20
• F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The national news is fraught with reports that the numbers of COVID-19 cases are on the rise again. Earlier this week, the New York Times reported an average of ...
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WC is Taking it on the Chin for Hospitals' Loss of Revenue, Expert Says

• 10/15/20
• Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Employers in most states are paying from 3 to 8 times Medicare’s costs for facility services, according to research. The workers’ compensation ...
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Decrease in Claim Frequency Leads to Another Rate Reduction

• 10/15/20
• Nancy Grover

Oklahoma City, OK (WorkersCompensation.com) – Once again Oklahoma employers will get a break on their workers’ compensation premiums. Commissioner Glen Mulready approved a 9.6 percent premium ...
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Manufacturer's Not Knowing About 'Probable' Injury Defeats Tort Claim

• 10/15/20
• Frank Ferreri

Des Moines, IA (WorkersCompensation.com) – When an oven operator’s arms became trapped under a sizing roller on a production line at a snack food manufacturer’s facility, the question of ...
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Missing Their 'Road Family' Leads WC Veterans to Launch Monthly Podcasts

• 10/14/20
• Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Many industry employers and employees alike have been astonished at how easily the new work-from-home routine has taken hold during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
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Attorneys General React To $1.6 Billion Mallinckrodt Settlement

• 10/14/20
• Liz Carey

Houston, Texas (WorkersCompensation.com) – While a new settlement in numerous cases against the largest generic opioid manufacturer in the United States means states will get more money up front, ...
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