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Imprisoned Former KY Lawmaker Faces Charges for Fake Work Comp Documents
By Liz Carey Lexington, KY (WorkersCompensation.com) – A federal grand jury has indicted a former KY legislator for using fake workers’ compensation insurance documentation in order to keep a contract....
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NJ Sees Unprecedented Decision Involving an Injured Worker and Marijuana...
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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NV Has More Illegal Immigrants than Any Other State… What Does that Mean for...
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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CO: ISIS-Like Group Used Work Comp Claims to Fund Activities, Report Shows
By Liz Carey Buena Vista, CO (WorkersCompensation.com) – In the 1990s, an Arabic group, similar to ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant) or Al-Qaeda, lived in a secluded camp in the Colorado...
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Study: Is Sitting the New Smoking? What Does It Mean for Work Comp?
By Liz Carey Philadelphia, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A new paper out of Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business poses the new question of whether or not employers can be held liable for any...
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Giving Workers What They Really Want
By Bob Wilson I am nothing if not a gracious and magnanimous boss. I am always looking out for what is in the best interests of those within my employ. For instance, I will make sure their desk chains...
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IL: In the State of High Rise Buildings and the Bears, Where Does Med...
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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Undocumented, and Unprotected? MD Quiet on ‘Alien’ Status
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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Rousmaniere: Do We Have a Role in Non-Occ Disability Absences?
By Peter Rousmaniere Employers are saddled with $10 billion in annual medical and wage replacement costs of non-occupational disability insurance. This insurance covers only a fraction of the...
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Undocumented, and Unprotected? OH Makes Headlines for ‘Workers First Act’
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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Kids’ Chance of Florida Seats 2018 Board and Officers
Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Kids’ Chance of Florida, Inc., conducted its annual business meeting on November 30, 2017, electing board members and officers for the 2018 term. The new...
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Two TX Pharmacy Owners Sentenced in Healthcare Kickback Scheme
By Liz Carey Austin, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – Two Texas pharmacy owners were sentenced Friday for their part in a multi-million-dollar kickback scheme the government said bilked the federal...
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Comp and Cannabis: MD Sees ‘Opening Day’ for Medical Marijuana Dispensary
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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Non-Occupational Injuries, Integrated Care and Misaligned Incentives
By Bob Wilson In his column on WorkersCompensation.com last week, Peter Rousmaniere discussed the fact that employers spend a great deal of money on non-occupational disability insurance and related...
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Rousmaniere: Ohio’s Disturbing Plan for Undocumented Workers
By Peter Rousmaniere The workers’ comp system is supposed to be predictable, accountable and biased towards inclusiveness. It’s news when state politicians vote to make their system unpredictable,...
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NLRB Signals Shift in Joint Employment Rule, Misclassification Rules
By Liz Carey Washington, D.C. (WorkersCompensation.com) – Newly installed National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Peter Robb sent a memo to employees of the board that seems to signal a...
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Comp and Cannabis: PA Allows Access to Medical Marijuana, But Not to the...
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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Medical Benefits are Available to Illegal Immigrants in MI, but Not Disability
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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PA Nuclear Plant Denies Retaliation for Comp Claims
By Liz Carey Susquehanna, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A Pennsylvania nuclear energy company admits it docked workers’ bonuses, but denied it was in retaliation for filing an on-the-job injury...
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Bob’s 2017 Predictions - How Did I Fare?
By Bob Wilson In the first week of January 2017, I boldly laid forth within the pages of this blog a work of tremendous consequence. It was the issuance of my (occasionally) annual ritual of...
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