Worker On Zoom Call Witnesses Co-Worker's Stabbing

• 03/25/21
• Liz Carey

Altadena, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – What Carol Brown’s colleagues saw on Zoom forced them to call the police. Brown, 67, was working from home and talking to a co-worker virtually when they ...
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WCRI: Diverse WC Panel Offers Lessons Learned, Warnings for Pandemic and Beyond

• 03/24/21
• Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The declaration of the coronavirus as a pandemic last March turned the world on its ear — especially for businesses. “It was not gradual,” ...
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School Custodian's Injury Raises Questions About Preexisting Condition

• 03/24/21
• Frank Ferreri

Salem, OR (WorkersCompensation.com) – When a custodian for an Oregon school district experienced an injury on the job, it raised issues regarding when a preexisting condition causes an injury versus ...
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Employers Scramble to Meet Changing Compliance, Workers' Needs

• 03/23/21
• Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - Keeping things running smoothly during the pandemic continues to be a major challenge for many organizations. Balancing the needs of the business with those of ...
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Air, Space Figure Centrally in CDC's Updates for School Workers

• 03/23/21
• Frank Ferreri

Atlanta, GA (WorkersCompensation.com) – As the country continues to move toward reopening schools, the Biden administration has searched for a balance between limiting COVID-19 transmission and ...
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Is Telehealth A Moving Target?

• 03/22/21
• F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Telehealth continues to be a bit of a moving target as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced the removal of 4 telehealth ...
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What Do You Think: Did Job Offers Via Text Provide 'Suitable Employment'?

• 03/22/21
• Frank Ferreri

Raleigh, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) – Communication through text messages tends to be casual with less expectation of formal language. Nonetheless, as a North Carolina court recently explained, even ...
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Court Overturns $8 Million Award in 'Walking Dead' Stuntman Death

• 03/19/21
• Liz Carey

Atlanta, GA (WorkersCompensation.com) – The Georgia Court of Appeals threw out the $8 million jury award to the family of a stuntman who died on the set of “The Walking Dead”. The court ...
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Worker Files OSHA Complaint; Says She Was Shot, Threatened And Harassed On The Job

• 03/19/21
• Liz Carey

Los Angeles, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) - When a customer shot Laura Amaro with a BB gun management did little to help her, she said, so, she filed a complaint with CalOSHA and the Los Angeles County ...
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