by Kelia Scott | Dec 11, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
The Supreme Court of Delaware found that a line cook at a Hardee’s restaurant in Delaware could not prove that his alleged slip and fall on a wet floor at work caused him to tear his rotator cuff. This was an event that occurred one month after he had fallen off a...
by Kelia Scott | Dec 10, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
Last week MedRisk published their 2019 Industry Trend Report on Physical Medicine in Workers’ Compensation. The report examines recent changes, including relevant legislation, regulation and research to look at trends in workers’ comp. They have seen post-surgical...
by Kelia Scott | Dec 10, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Dana Railcare for confined space hazards after an employee asphyxiated in May 2019 in Pittston, PA. The company is based in Wilmington, DE. An employee was servicing a...
by Kelia Scott | Dec 10, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
An employee who failed to report her injury for over a week because she went on vacation is still entitled to disability benefits and medical care, said an Arkansas appellate court. Mae Reed worked for M.A. Mortenson Cos. as a solar panel assembler. On November 18,...
by Kelia Scott | Dec 4, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
A state appellate court in Iowa looked at Iowa Code 85.20, which allows a co-employee to be sued for any injuries caused by their “gross negligence amounting to such lack of care as to amount to wanton neglect for the safety of another,” and determined that there was...
