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What Do You Think: Did ‘Double Whammy’ of Heat, Physical Labor, Fuel Roadside Mechanic’s Heart Attack? 
What Do You Think: Did ‘Double Whammy’ of Heat, Physical Labor, Fuel Roadside Mechanic’s Heart Attack? 

Greencastle, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When an employee has a heart attack at work, there is always the question of whether his job activities, rather than his personal habits and physical health, caused the attack.   As […]
Do You Know the Rule? Pa. Compensability of Psychological Injuries
Do You Know the Rule? Pa. Compensability of Psychological Injuries

Pittsburgh, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Not every injury is readily apparent. Some injuries may manifest as depression, anxiety, or PTSD. In Pennsylvania, employees seeking workers’ compensation benefits for a mental injury arising from something stressful at […]
Chart View: Neb. Interpreters
Chart View: Neb. Interpreters

Lincoln, NE (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When someone needs an interpreter as part of a workers' compensation proceeding in Nebraska, how does the court make it happen? The chart below spells out the steps involved in securing […]
Glossary Check: Minn. Definitions on Courts, Filings, Etc.
Glossary Check: Minn. Definitions on Courts, Filings, Etc.

St. Paul, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- If you were looking to expand your North Star State vocabulary, look no farther. We have terms you might encounter in Minnesota when making your way through the enforcement part […]
OSHA Fines Business after Death of Employee Unclogging Sewage Line
OSHA Fines Business after Death of Employee Unclogging Sewage Line

Liz Carey Rome, GA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Officials investigating the death of a Rome, Ga. plumbing employee have fined the company more than $180,000 for seven safety violations following the death of one of its employees. […]
Form Focus: N.Y. C-2F — Employer’s First Report of Work-Related Injury/Illness
Form Focus: N.Y. C-2F — Employer’s First Report of Work-Related Injury/Illness

Albany, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- As is the case across the country, in New York, the workers' compensation process kicks off with the first report of injury. The C-2F is used to report a work-related injury […]
Glossary Check: Hawaii ‘Police Chaplain’ to ‘Volunteer Firefighter’
Glossary Check: Hawaii ‘Police Chaplain’ to ‘Volunteer Firefighter’

Honolulu, HI (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Are you looking to boost your Hawaii workers' compensation vocab? Look no further. Here's a chunk of state law devoted to volunteer officers and the like. "Police chaplain" means a member […]
Switch from Total to Partial doesn’t Violate Pa. Officer’s Constitutional Rights
Switch from Total to Partial doesn’t Violate Pa. Officer’s Constitutional Rights

Philadelphia, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- While an injured worker certainly has an interest in receiving her workers' compensation benefits, does she have a vested property interest in them? Not according to the court in Farmbry v. […]