One Arrested After Video Captures Two Women Beating Michigan Postal Worker

• 04/13/21
• Liz Carey

Flint, MI (WorkersCompensation.com) - Authorities say they have arrested at least one woman after a video showed them beating up a U.S. Postal Service worker last week. Flint Police Department officials ...
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What Do You Think: Did Workers’ Comp Process Interfere with Housekeeper’s FMLA Rights?

• 04/12/21
• Frank Ferreri

Atlanta, GA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Workers’ compensation processes and Family and Medical Leave Act rights aren’t mutually exclusive. As a federal appeals court recently addressed, ...
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Las Vegas Man Admits To Stabbing Co-Worker During Conference Stay

• 04/12/21
• Liz Carey

Cathedral City, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A Las Vegas man has pleaded guilty to stabbing his co-worker during an overnight conference stay, in an effort to avoid more than a decade in ...
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New Study of Post-COVID Brain Issues Could Have 'Huge Impact' on WC

• 04/09/21
• Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – More than one-third of patients develop a mental health and/or neurological condition six months after they’ve had COVID-19, according to a new study. ...
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Funeral Expense Cap Applies to N.Y. Worker's Benefits Despite Lump Sum Option

• 04/09/21
• Frank Ferreri

Albany, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Although New York law allowed for lump sum payment of certain workers’ compensation benefits, that didn’t mean a cap on payments upon a worker’s ...
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Panelists Look to Contain the Escalating Costs of MSDs

• 04/08/21
• Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – From 2004 to 2017, Dominion Energy realized an 86 percent reduction in its OSHA injuries. Impressive as that was, it did not hit the company’s real goal: ...
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Attacks on Workers Continue Over Face Masks, General Frustrations

• 04/08/21
• Liz Carey

Wayne, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) – Employees doing their jobs were the subject of several attacks over the past few days – an all-too-familiar trend since the start of the COVID-19 ...
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Managing Employee Leaves is More challenging Than Ever, Thanks to COVID-19

• 04/07/21
• Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) Budget and culture — those are the two primary reasons employers cite for not having a formal return-to-work program. In a survey of nearly 800 employers, fewer ...
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Navy Soldier Shoots Two at Business Before Being Shot and Killed at Ft. Detrick

• 04/07/21
• Liz Carey

Frederick, MD (WorkersCompensation.com) – Two people were injured and a third was killed in a shooting in Frederick, Md., officials say. According to the Frederick police, officers were called to a ...
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