Workers' Comp Reforms Part of KY Pre-Filed Bills

• 09/11/20
• Liz Carey

Frankfort, KY (WorkersCompensation.com) – A bill aimed at reversing legislative changes to workers’ compensation was one of 15 labor-focused bills pre-filed in the Kentucky legislature this ...
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Hosts Move OFI to the Next Level

• 09/10/20
• Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompenstion.com) – As workers’ compensation stakeholders adapt to the changing environment during COVID-19, the question becomes where does the industry go from here? ...
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Failing to Specify Pay, Duties Defeats 'Bona Fide' Offer Defense

• 09/10/20
• Frank Ferreri

Little Rock, AR (WorkersCompensation.com) – How specific an employer is with an offer of light-duty employment can mean the difference between a “bona fide” offer that meets workers’ ...
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Department Of Labor Orders Dialysis Companies To Pay Back Wages For Overtime Violations

• 09/10/20
• Toni Sutton-Deangelico

Miami, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has ordered three companies that offer dialysis services to pay $110,819.00 in   back wages ...
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New Report Ranks State Health By Health And Social Metrics

• 09/10/20
• F.J. Thomas

Atlanta, GA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Atlanta based digital holistic healthcare company Sharecare recently released a report ranking states from data analyzed across multiple health metrics. The ...
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Warehouse Workers Protest Against Mars Company

• 09/10/20
• Liz Carey

Chicago, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A group of workers protested the Mars Candy Company Tuesday saying that the company is not only not honoring a petition given to management by workers, but ...
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Poughkeepsie Family Fighting For Dead Father's Benefits

• 09/09/20
• Liz Carey

Poughkeepsie, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – A Poughkeepsie family is fighting the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board for benefits they say they are entitled to after the death of their ...
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Walgreens' Employee Stabbed At Work

• 09/09/20
• Liz Carey

Wicker Park, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A woman working at a Chicago-area Walgreens was attacked and fatally stabbed to death on Sunday morning. According to authorities, 32-year-old Olga Calderon ...
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'Gouty Arthritis,' Resolved Injury Nix Tech's Presumption Reliance

• 09/09/20
• Frank Ferreri

Raleigh, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) – While presumptions under workers’ compensation laws tend to make it easier for injured employees to obtain benefits, they’re not an automatic ticket ...
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