New Study Suggests Part-time Physicians have Higher Mortality Rates

• 09/21/21
• FJ Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – While previous studies have shown that timing potentially impacts outcomes and scheduling can result in higher costs, a recent study published this month in ...
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MTA Pulls $500K COVID Death Benefit from Unvaccinated Workers

• 09/21/21
• Liz Carey

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – New York City transit workers who don’t get the COVID-19 vaccine won’t get the $500,000 death benefit if they die from the disease, the Metropolitan ...
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COVID Fatalities Lead Job-Related Death Numbers

• 09/20/21
• Liz Carey

Sacramento, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – COVID-19 ranks among the highest causes of work-related injuries and deaths in three states, new data shows.  In California, the California ...
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What Do You Think: Did Hypertension on Physical Defeat Presumption for Officer?

• 09/20/21
• Frank Ferreri

Naples, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Pre-employment physicals are important safety tools before someone starts work as a law enforcement officer. And, as a Florida city recently learned, they can ...
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New York City Issues 1,500 Stop Work Orders After Worker Fatalities

• 09/17/21
• Liz Carey

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – New York City’s crack-down on safety this year has resulted in nearly 1,500 stop work orders and thousands of violations at construction sites across the ...
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Report Shows Slight Decrease in Healthcare Data Breaches

• 09/16/21
• FJ Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – In 2020, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received a total of 791,790 complaints of internet crime totaling $4.1 billion in losses, and ...
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IME Pros Change Approaches to Address Pandemic's Challenges

• 09/16/21
• Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Telemedicine has come into its own for the workers’ compensation system during the pandemic, including for independent medical examiners. And it can be a ...
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Pain Management Expert Points to VR as 'Game Changer'

• 09/15/21
• Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Virtual reality is not just for gaming. It’s increasingly being used to help people manage their pain, both acute and chronic. For the workers’ ...
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Worker's Parking Lot Fall Merits Compensation in Spite of Employer's Warning

• 09/15/21
• Frank Ferreri

Neptune, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Although an employer told employees not to park in a particular part of its parking lot, that did not stop one employee from doing so and, in the process, ...
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