Workers Comp

If a tree falls on a worker while taking a bathroom break, the resulting injury is not necessarily compensable, the Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled. In Brett Rosasco v. West Knoxville Painters and State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., the court ruled on Friday that Rosasco may have been within …

Getting injured and needing medical attention can be a scary thing. It can be even scarier if it happens in your workplace. While this is not a relatively common event, when it does, it can lead to a lot of uncertainty as to what will happen next. Joe Hahn, Self-Employed …

TAMPA, Fla – Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski said the “arrow was pointing upwards” at him to play against the New York Giants on Monday night after missing five games this season due to ribs. cracked lungs, a punctured lung and back spasms. Gronkowski trained in full on …

Vaccine blockages at key bases pose military dilemma In August, all branches of the U.S. military issued an ultimatum to its military and civilian employees: get vaccinated or risk being fired, but some employees are reporting underlying health issues they believe the vaccine could exacerbate while others cite religious exemptions. …

The House has reconvened and is suspending the rules to consider bills that came out of House committees yesterday or today; the first is HB 417, from representatives Jason Monks, R-Meridian, and Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa, on vaccine and workers’ compensation claims. The monks, opening the debate, told the House: “This …

The security landscape has many aspects. Most occur in an establishment, but the conduct is different. It is also an area which has the propensity to endanger many lives. To avoid distracted driving, people need to understand the behavior behind it in order to change. Expert Carly Baez, Safety Manager …

Meanwhile, other stakeholders have also expressed concern for Miller. “Horrible situation with a brown recluse spider bite while wrapping Rust. This time just an accident – doesn’t appear to be negligence. Poor brother had a 9/10 chance it was benign, but he was unlucky because he was getting necrotic. They …

Rosemary McKenzie Ferguson, injured Australian worker and founder of Craig’s Table wins 2021 Comp Laude® award Check out the list of 2021 Comp Laude® Award winners, announced by WorkCompCentral at a virtual awards ceremony on Friday, November 5. I am honored to continue to work on the vision of WorkCompCentral …

The new rules released by OSHA on Thursday have left legal experts wondering how their corporate clients will implement weekly COVID-19 testing for unvaccinated employees before the Biden administration’s Jan. 4 deadline. Temporary guidelines issued by OSHA require companies with 100 or more employees to vaccinate their workers or test …

New government rules requiring COVID-19 vaccination or weekly testing raise a critical question for companies trying to implement the directive: will there be enough testing for everyone? The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Thursday released rules that companies with 100 or more employees must follow before the Jan. 4 …