High-risk industries like agriculture and non-traditional workplaces significantly challenge workers' safety, rights, and well-being. Workers in these sectors often face inequitable treatment, unsafe conditions, and a lack of access to adequate protections, including workers' compensation. […]

Can You Believe It? Akita, Japan (WorkersCompensation.com) – A supermarket employee is recovering after being attacked by a bear that walked into his store. Officials said the 47-year-old man was taken to the hospital with […]

Tumwater, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) – The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) announced this week it has put rules in place to make workplaces safer for adult workers. The rules that go into effect […]

Case Management Focus By now, I am sure you have heard about the Dec. 4 killing of Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth, that occurred in Mid-town Manhattan. The killer has been caught, and the […]

Minneapolis, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) – UnitedHealth Group is laying out security plans for its executives and employees in the wake of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s shooting. The backlash online from users who are sharing their insurance […]

Volusia County, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The Volusia County Sheriff said video of two Central Florida parents attacking a middle school resource officer was upsetting to watch. “To say, 'I'm furious,' is beyond," Volusia County Sheriff […]

Louisville, KY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Hours after a factory exploded last week, first responders found the body of a worker they previously thought had been evacuated. On Nov. 11, multiple workers were injured in the blast […]

Do You Know the Rule? Fall protection might come to mind when you think about people who work on trees, but as Simply Research subscribers know, places like New Hampshire have rules for some much […]