Five Things You Need to Know: 11/27, Tuesday Edition

• 11/27/18
• Dara Barney

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - 1) Samsung Apologizes to Workers with Cancer Samsung has made an official apology to workers who have been stricken with cancer, writes Charles Singletary Jr. of ...
Read More

4-1-1 on Comp Defenses: Major Contributing Cause vs. Exacerbation of Pre-Existing Condition and Return to Baseline

• 11/26/18
• Bruce Burk

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - We hear a lot about the defense of major contributing cause in workers’ compensation. However, there is another defense that is a cousin of major contributing ...
Read More

Five Things You Need to Know: 11/26, Monday Edition

• 11/26/18
• Dara Barney

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - 1) TN Victoria’s Secret Employee Jumps on Table to Escape Wild Black Friday Crowd As the Victoria’s Secret doors opened at a Mall in Chattanooga, a ...
Read More

Five Things to Catch Up On: 11/25, Weekend Edition

• 11/25/18
• Dara Barney

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - 1) OR Incident Involving FedEx Driver and Pedestrian Turned Awry (FRIDAY) In September, FedEx Driver Timothy Warren encountered Joseph Magnuson after Magnuson ...
Read More

FL: Unlicensed Contractors Arrested In Undercover Sting

• 11/23/18
• Toni Sutton

Madeira Beach, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - Earlier this month, Pinellas County Deputies arrested 35 unlicensed contractors working in Pinellas County. Detectives with the Economic Crimes Unit, in ...
Read More

Five Things You Need to Know: 11/23, Friday Edition

• 11/23/18
• Dara Barney

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - 1) OH: Work Comp Premium Payments to Come Early for Marietta County Marietta County will see early work comp payments for its premiums in 2019, writes Chad ...
Read More

OH Initiates Program to Help Recovering Addicts Return to the Workplace

• 11/21/18
• Kenneth Davis

Columbus, OH (WorkersCOmpensation.com) – Similar to many states struggling with this topic, the nationwide opioid epidemic has crippled Ohio’s workforce. It has left many Ohio employers with a ...
Read More

Five Things You Need to Know: 11/21, Wednesday Edition

• 11/21/18
• Dara Barney

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - 1) PA: Insurer Error Might Lead to Higher Work Comp Rates for Employers One of Pennsylvania’s largest insurers has possibly made a big error: ...
Read More

NY: Unbridled Workers' Compensation Rates Slow Thoroughbred Racing Industry

• 11/20/18
• Chriss Swaney

Albany, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) - The winners’ circle, and even racing in general, may remain elusive for trainers and jockeys, as some sluggish insurance premiums create workers’ ...
Read More