Employer Liability is Next Battleground in COVID-19 Pandemic

• 05/29/20
• Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Insurers focused solely on workers’ compensation issues associated with COVID-19 may be missing a major problem area: gross negligence. “People ...
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Virtual Happy Hours Can Help Prepare Remote Employees to Return, Psychologist Says

• 05/28/20
• Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -   Employees returning to the workplace after months of working remotely have fears — lots of them. They fear contracting COVID-19, either for ...
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Frontline Workers Say They Must Prove They Got COVID-19 From Work, Push for Law Change

• 05/28/20
• Liz Carey

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – When NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo shut down all but essential businesses across the state to flatten the curve of infections from COVID-19, many essential workers ...
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Inattention to HVAC Systems Could Lead to Illnesses as Workers Return

• 05/27/20
• Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Reopening the economy and bringing employees back to work can be great — as long as it’s done with all proper precautions taken. One issue that can ...
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Nevada Law Offers Little Flexibility for Late TTD Payments

• 05/27/20
• Frank Ferreri

Las Vegas, NV (WorkersCompensation.com) – A string of four late payments of temporary total disability benefits to a former waitress left Treasure Island Hotel and Casino doubling down on arguments for ...
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Survey Shows Orthopedics Highest Earning Specialty But Claims Are Often Denied

• 05/27/20
• F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) –Medscape’s "Physician Compensation Report 2020 " survey revealed orthopedics to be the top average earning specialty; however, like anything else, the ...
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WC Charity Uses Funny Faces to Raise Scholarship Funds

• 05/26/20
• Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Fundraisers may be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But thanks to technology, a charity near and dear to the workers’ compensation system has found ...
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Employees Face Challenges In Getting WC When Afflicted With Cornavirus, Some Say

• 05/26/20
• Chriss Swaney

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - As more states are changing or reconsidering rules to ensure that nurses, paramedics, firefighters and others have unimpeded access to workers’ compensation ...
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Report Reveals 36-Percent Increase in Hospital Expenses Across the Nation

• 05/26/20
• F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Recent reports suggest that as many as 25 million workers could lose their employer-sponsored healthcare in the wake of COVID-19, potentially driving up medical ...
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