by Kelia Scott | Mar 18, 2020 | Workers' Comp News
Several states have issued statements and created websites to help workers understand their workers’ compensation or disability options if they are exposed to or contract COVID-19 in the workplace. On Monday, PA’s Secretary of Labor and Industry Jerry Oleksiak...
by Kelia Scott | Mar 17, 2020 | Workers' Comp News
A worker whose left arm was amputated after an accident may proceed with his lawsuit for “intentional wrong” against his employer. Brian Sims worked for St. Louis-based Express Scripts as an electromechanical technician in a mail-order pharmacy facility in Florence,...
by Kelia Scott | Mar 17, 2020 | Workers' Comp News
With a large amount of the workforce at home for the foreseeable future, those in our industry are wondering how that may impact workers’ comp claims. Experts say employers may experience a slight uptick in workers’ comp claims. “We’re probably going to see more...
by Kelia Scott | Mar 17, 2020 | Workers' Comp News
The coronavirus has pushed many of the workforce to work remotely, however there are many workers whose jobs require them to go in and who may be put at a higher risk of exposure to the disease because of this. Nurses, doctors, lab and morgue workers are among those...
by Kelia Scott | Mar 4, 2020 | Workers' Comp News
A Virginia Appellate Court determined that a police officer’s knowledge of a special heart-lung presumption that favors officers did not trigger the two-year statute of limitations on his injuries, so he could claim benefits on an older diagnosis. He knew about this...
