can be a tricky business – one in which subtle or complex symptoms may be overlooked in some cases, and dishonest workers get away with malingering, or exaggerating illness for the sake of increased ...

The pain in Sendy Wilburn’s back won’t go away. A spinal cord stimulator implant embedded by doctors is the only reason she’s able to use her left leg. Both are the byproducts of a student from DeKalb ...

Editor's note: Find the latest long COVID news and guidance in Medscape's Long COVID Resource Center. Long COVID cases now account for 6% of all workers' compensation claims, according to a new study ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Out of the dozens of tips state investigators receive each year alleging workers’ compensation fraud, only a handful lead to criminal charges. In 2013, the R.I. Department of ...

Reacting to complaints from injured workers, a judicial review board at the D.C. Department of Employment Services in April ordered new hearings in six cases decided by an administrative law judge who ...

A dog, a bear and a canoe trip gone awry might sound like the components of a comedy movie, but they’re actually the basis for separate, unusual and real workers’ compensation claims. “Most employers ...

LANSING — A recent Michigan Supreme Court ruling could make it easier for people to qualify for workers' compensation benefits for pre-existing mental disabilities if their job aggravates or ...

Baltimore County administrators may have violated county charter in hiring a doctor who has a history of siding with the government in workers? compensation cases, officials alleged. Baltimore County ...

A Minneapolis City Council committee approved four workers’ comp settlements with city employees on Monday, including one for former police officer Michael Griffin, who cost the city nearly $411,000 ...

Brett Surbey is a corporate paralegal and freelance writer based out of Alberta, Canada. His work has appeared in Publishers Weekly, Canadian Mortgage Trends, Industry West Magazine, and various ...