by Kelia Scott | Jul 30, 2014 | Workers' Comp News
In a decision that reversed the original ruling, the Supreme Court of New Jersey said that the family of a woman who died of a blood clot after working for 10 hours behind her desk is not eligible for workers’ comp benefits. Cathleen Renner died in 2007 of a clot in...
by admin | Jul 29, 2014 | Workers' Comp News
The Houston Chronicle is reporting that four workers at an oil refinery were injured early this morning in Southeast Kansas. CVR Refining says that a fire broke out in their Coffeyville, KS refinery around 12:18 a.m. and that the fire was contained and put out by 1:18...
by Kelia Scott | Jul 29, 2014 | Workers' Comp News, Y.O.T.A
The WCInsights “Adjusters of the Roundtable” is coming to a close and we thank the ladies so much for taking time out of their busy adjuster days to speak to us. We know our readers enjoyed this series and if you work with any all-star adjusters we would love you to...
by Kelia Scott | Jul 28, 2014 | Workers' Comp News
Last year a fertilizer plant in West, Texas exploded and killed 15 people while injuring at least 262 more, at least a fifth of which were serious brain injuries. The resulting court case is now a hot news item for the region and for workers’ comp- but we may not get...
by Kelia Scott | Jul 25, 2014 | Workers' Comp News
Medical advancements have changed over the years as have services for people who get sick or who are injured. A ruling on a recent case has proved that benefits have finally caught up with the times, as one worker in Georgia is finally allowed nurse case manager...
