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Some States Say Yes to Coverage for Workplace-Related Suicides
By Liz Carey Gulfport, MS (WorkersCompensation.com) – A Mississippi judge has ruled in favor of the widower of a former Mississippi state employee, awarding him his wife’s death benefits after she...
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Upcoming Study: ME Loggers Have Fewer Injuries, But More Illnesses Due to...
By Liz Carey Bangor, ME (WorkersCompensation.com) – While logging accidents are down thanks to mechanization, a coming study hopes to find out if there are more illnesses in loggers due to the job’s...
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FL: Judge Rules Against Pulse Nightclub First Responder
By Liz Carey Orlando, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A Florida workers’ compensation judge has rejected a claim from an Orlando police officer that he suffered from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder after...
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KS Ruling Gives Illegal Immigrants Comp Coverage, even if False Paperwork is...
By Phil Yacuboski This is the next article in WorkersCompensation.com's “Undocumented, and Unprotected?” series, as our writers explore what is it like to be an undocumented worker in the U.S., and...
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Comp and Cannabis: VT Sees Legislative Action for Legalization
By Dara Barney This is the next article in WorkersCompensation.com's “Comp and Cannabis” series, as Editor Dara Barney explores medical marijuana legislation state-by-state, and what it means regarding...
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Tight Labor Market Forces Employers to Focus on Overlooked Workers: Will it...
By Liz Carey Boston, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) — With the unemployment rate hovering at around 4 percent, employers are scrambling to find people to fill job openings, sometimes focusing on often...
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Workers’ Comp Survey: Minimum Standards Yes, Federal Intervention No
By Bob Wilson If there was a common theme to the responses in our recent survey on Minimum State Standards for Workers’ Compensation, it was that the majority of respondents would like to see them; but...
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Less Than One in Five Small Businesses Carry Work Comp, Study Says
By Liz Carey Chicago, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A new study has found that only 17 percent of small businesses carry workers’ compensation insurance, despite state regulations that require it....
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Tennessee Exposure Lesson
By David Langham A recent Tennessee Supreme Court case affirmed death benefits awarded to a widow. Holbert v. JBM Incorporated, E2017-00324-SC-R3-WC, is interesting as an illustration of occupational...
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OK Supreme Court Rules Oil and Gas Companies Can Be Sued
By Liz Carey Oklahoma City, OK (WorkerCompensation.com) – Just days after an explosion on a gas drilling explosion killed five men, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that giving oil and gas company...
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4-1-1 on Comp: Coverage For PTSD in Workplace Shootings
By Bruce Burk Just recently, we received news of another school shooting, this time in Kentucky, where two people died and many were injured. It seems every month now we hear of another senseless act...
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Legislatures in Several States Consider Work Comp Reforms
By Liz Carey Richmond, VA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Last week, the Virginia House of Representatives Commerce and Labor Committee killed three bills intended to reform the workers’ compensation...
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Workers’ Recovery and The State of the Onion Address
By Bob Wilson Legislators, Regulators, Judges and Fellow Citizens of the Workers’ Compensation World, As we gather tonight to look back on the past year within the workers’ compensation industry, we...
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Pharmacy Companies Allegedly Use Campaign Donations in Attempt to Buffer...
By Liz Carey Cleveland, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) – As pharmacy companies face lawsuits in 35 states, many are allegedly using campaign donations as a way to influence attorneys general and...
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Legislators, Businesses: The Time to Work on Gig Economy Protections is Now
By Liz Carey Seattle, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) – In an open letter to businesses, labor and government, ride-sharing service Uber’s CEO called on all parties to come together to find solutions for...
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WI Court Finds Temp Employees Can Sue or Apply for Work Comp
By Liz Carey Madison, WI (WorkersCompensation.com) – As reported earlier this week in WorkersCompensation.com, a decision in the Wisconsin Court of Appeals could have far-reaching impact on state...
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Rousmaniere: Speaking for the Injured Worker
By Peter Rousmaniere The workers’ comp industry is discovering anew the injured worker. Using the term “claims advocacy,” claims professionals say they want to anticipate and support the injured...
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Is The Aging Infrastructure of Workers’ Compensation Structurally Deficient?
By Bob Wilson In 2017, 612,677 bridges in the United States received an annual inspection. 54,259 of them were found to be “structurally deficient”. The average age of a structurally deficient bridge...
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Gov. Rauner Talks Work Comp Reform for IL, Part II
By Liz Carey Springfield, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Gov. Bruce Rauner is calling for members of both parties in the Illinois legislature to come together over workers’ compensation reform this...
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MT Legislator Sues State over Bill that Uses Money from Work Comp to Balance...
By Liz Carey Polson, MT (WorkersCompensation.com) – A national business organization has joined eight Montana businesses in filing a lawsuit against the state for what they allege are unconstitutional...
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Olympic Athletes and Trainers May Be Covered by Work Comp… or Not
By Liz Carey PyeongChang, South Korea (WorkersCompensation.com) – Emily Sweeney’s crash Monday night during the Winter Olympics may have stunned the crowd, but as audience members looked on in silence,...
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GrubHub Wins Gig Econ Case, But Judge Calls to Fix ‘All or Nothing’...
By Liz Carey San Francisco, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A judge has ruled that a former worker at GrubHub was an independent contractor and not an employee, and therefore not entitled to overtime...
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Leg Update: Wins and Losses in Work Comp Reform Across the US
By Liz Carey Richmond, VA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A Virginia House of Delegates’ bill to extend workers’ compensation coverage for firefighters is just one of many pieces of legislation moving...
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A Modern Dilemma of Productivity and Supervision
By David Langham One of the great debates of the technology age is telecommuting. It has its advocates and its detractors, success stories and anecdotal examples that may discourage the practice. Last...
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If Drunk Driving Were Protected by the ADA
By Bob Wilson Thank God for some occasional common sense. We don’t see it often anymore, but when it does come through, we should take a moment to appreciate it. That is certainly the case with a Texas...
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