An employee slipped and injured his left knee while at work. Four months later, he said favoring his right knee caused another injury. Did the employee receive workers’ comp benefits? [Read more…]
Does losing hearing qualify worker for disability?
December 31, 2018 Comments (1)
An employee who worked for years around loud machinery suffered hearing loss. He says that qualifies him for disability payments, but his employer disagrees. How did a court rule? [Read more…]
Top 10 Safety News Alert posts of 2018
December 19, 2018 Comments (0)
Which posts were most read on Safety News Alert in 2018? Here’s a top-10 list of what your peers in workplace safety have clicked on: [Read more…]
Locked in room for hours, applies for comp years later: Was it too late?
December 17, 2018 2 Comments
This employee says he suffered physical and mental injuries after being locked in a room at work for hours. However, he missed the one-year deadline to file for workers’ comp. Did he get benefits? [Read more…]
Nurse practitioner pleads guilty to running an illegal pain clinic
December 12, 2018 Comments (0)
Medical personnel need the proper licensing to write pain medication prescriptions for injured workers, or else they could face felony charges. [Read more…]
Feds threaten suit over state law expanding workers’ comp for nuclear employees
December 3, 2018 Comments (0)
Unless they can come to some sort of agreement, it looks like the federal government and Washington state may end up wrangling in court over workers’ comp for Hanford Nuclear Reservation workers. [Read more…]
Did stroke cancel employee’s workers’ comp disability payments?
November 27, 2018 Comments (0)
An injured employee sought permanent disability benefits under workers’ comp. Just three weeks after filing, she suffered a debilitating stroke. Did the company still have to pay her workers’ comp? [Read more…]
Struck while on work-provided ATV, but he might’ve had a beer: Workers’ comp?
November 21, 2018 Comments (0)
A farm worker was riding his employer’s all-terrain vehicle (ATV) after grabbing a beer at his residence and returning to the work site. He was struck by another vehicle and seriously injured. Did a court award him workers’ comp benefits? [Read more…]
Disciplined because he filed for workers’ comp or due to positive drug test?
November 16, 2018 Comments (0)
An employee claims his employer retaliated against him for collecting workers’ comp benefits. What did a court think about his claim? [Read more…]
Did detached retina result from fall at work?
November 12, 2018 Comments (1)
A greeter at a Wal-Mart fell and immediately suffered changed vision. He said the fall caused the retina to detach in one eye. However, he previously suffered a retina detachment in his other eye that wasn’t work related. Did he get workers’ comp benefits for the eye injury? [Read more…]
