60% of Workers’ Spinal Fusion Claims Initially Reported as Strains: Study March 27, 2017 By Don Jergler A study on the use of spinal fusion surgeries in California workers’ compensation shows that in 60 percent of spinal...
Iowa House Passes Amended Workers’ Comp Overhaul March 21, 2017 By LINLEY SANDERS Republicans in the Iowa House passed a bill Thursday to overhaul how workers in the state are compensated for on-the-job...
‘Personal Comfort Doctrine’ Applies to Allow Pennsylvania Amputee’s Workers’ Comp Claim March 10, 2017 By Denise Johnson A Pittsburgh Airport ramp agent, who sustained a serious leg injury that required amputation, should receive workers’ compensation for her...
Unions Say Iowa Workers’ Comp Bill Limits Job Injury Claims March 3, 2017 By LINLEY SANDERS Dozens of public workers gathered Wednesday at the Iowa Capitol in opposition to a bill that would reduce compensation for...
Illinois Considers Cap on Former Pro Athlete Workers’ Comp February 22, 2017 By KIANNAH SEPEDA-MILLER Should injured pro athletes be allowed to earn worker compensation benefits until they are 67 years old, like other workers,...
Goodyear to Pay $1.75M After Four Workers Die at Virginia Factory February 13, 2017 By SARAH RANKIN Goodyear will pay $1.75 million to settle workplace health and safety violations at its Danville, Virginia, tire plant where four...
Washington Construction Firm Fined More Than $200,000 for Repeated Safety Violations February 10, 2017 A Puyallup, Wash., construction company faces a large fine for numerous repeated safety violations that exposed workers to potential falls...
Proposed Arizona Law Removes Pool Contractor, Workers’ Comp Requirements February 7, 2017 By BOB CHRISTIE A 2002 law enacted to protect consumers after fly-by-night pool contractors ripped off homeowners across metro Phoenix is on the...
Liberty Mutual: Worst Workplace Injuries Cost U.S. Firms $59B Per Year February 6, 2017 Workplace injuries and accidents that cause employees to miss six or more days of work cost U.S. employers $59.9 billion...
¿Dónde Están Mis Beneficios? Workers’ Comp Claims by Undocumented Employees February 2, 2017 By Gary Wickert Following an election cycle in which illegal immigration became a touchstone issue, it seems only appropriate that claims handlers and...