Safety at Work Baltimore, MD (WorkersCompensation.com) – A 71-year-old Maryland transit worker died after he was attacked during a parking dispute. Gregory Turnipseed died on Nov. 26 after being attacked by a teenager and her […]

Compliance Corner The defenses available under Maryland's workers' compensation law include those for when a worker does something deliberate to cause an injury or shows up to work under the influence. Thanks to Simply Research, […]

Adjuster EssentialsCore BenefitsClaims HandlingLegal ProcessesCompliance & PenaltiesResources Adjuster Essentials Core Benefits Overview Benefit Type Details Medical Benefits Covers all necessary and reasonable treatment. No co-pays or deductibles Temporary Total Disability (TTD) 2/3 of average weekly […]

Case File The Maryland Supreme Court held that the plain language of the exclusive remedy provision of the state's Workers' Compensation Act was unambiguous in that a compliant employer's liability for a covered employee's work-related […]

Arizona—Applicability of First Responder Cancer Presumption Statute On March 26, 2025, the Supreme Court of Arizona, in Krol v. The Industrial Commission of Arizona, clarified the application of a 2021 amendment to the state's first responder […]

Compliance Corner If you're in Maryland and you're looking for information on calculating hearing loss for purposes of workers' compensation, there are several sources you can turn to. One of those sources is Simply Research, […]

Glossary Check Under Maryland workers' compensation law, as Simply Research subscribers know, “sociological information” means: (1) Social Security number; (2) Personal phone number; (3) Personal email address; and (4) Date of birth. Rules on Custodians […]

Baltimore, MD (WorkersCompensation.com) – On Friday, families of the six workers who were killed when the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed in March, filed suit against the owner and operator of the cargo ship that […]