New study links lack of sleep, pain, ability to perform work tasks
How does a lack of sleep affect pain, and how does that pain, in turn, affect the ability to perform work tasks? New research has an answer to that question.
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No proof whatsoever: Does worker still get comp?
When no one witnesses a workplace injury and the injured employee files for workers’ comp, sometimes all you have to go on is the worker’s story. The situation can become more complicated when the worker delays reporting the injury.
Powerful sneeze leads to messy comp case
Imagine this: A worker has surgery to insert metal plates and screws to repair damaged discs in his neck. He says his injury happened at work … when he sneezed.
Re-injured worker tests positive for pot: Comp benefits suspended?
A company had a drug-free workplace policy so its heavy machinery was used safely. An employee suffered an injury, and his drug test turned up positive for marijuana. Could the company suspend his workers’ comp benefits because of the positive drug test?
State lawmaker wants workers’ comp for traffic crash
Anyone who has dealt with workers’ comp knows this: Usually, injuries during trips to and from work aren’t covered. But a state representative in Oklahoma has an interesting argument on why he should get workers’ comp for a traffic crash.
Target these injuries to cut comp costs
Overexertion injuries: They’re not only the most common type of injury, they’re also the most expensive, making up 25.7% of all workers’ comp claims nationwide.
Teaching people to prevent back problems
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Was back problem due to age or workplace assault?
No question the employee in this case suffered a workplace back injury. But was the company on the hook for workers’ comp for all of the employee’s subsequent back problems?
What caused his hernia: Work injury or obesity?
Experts say with more obese adults in the U.S., workplace injuries are likely to increase. However, obesity itself is sometimes the sole cause of an injury. Which one happened in this case?
What factors contribute to workplace back reinjury?
Back injuries are the most expensive and most prevalent workplace injuries in the U.S. But up until now, no one has looked at what factors might contribute to back reinjury for employees who return to work.
Why one employee got banned from workers’ comp — for life
Workers’ comp laws in some states do contain provisions to discourage employees from trying to cheat the system. Here’s one example:
Will company have to pay more for workers’ comp 9 years later?
An example of how tricky back injuries can be: A worker injured his back in 2005. A court had to determine if his current pain is related to the incident nine years ago.
Will workers’ comp cover morbidly obese worker’s back injury 22 years later?
When can a company’s workers’ comp insurance stop paying for an employee’s injury? And who bears the burden of proof whether the employee’s current pain is due to a long-ago injury?
Worker delayed injury report, says it happened right before vacation
When workers don’t report injuries right away and then apply for workers’ comp benefits, it often raises a red flag. With conflicting testimony, these cases often come down to which side the court finds more believable.
Worker didn’t submit to drug test but gets workers’ comp anyway
In this state, if a worker refuses a drug test after a workplace injury, he’s presumed to be intoxicated and workers’ comp benefits can be denied. But in this case, the worker didn’t take the drug test and he got benefits anyway. Why did a court allow the worker to receive benefits?
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