We get a lot of press releases here at WorkersCompensation.com. It is understandable, as our news center serves between 20,000 and 40,000 article views every day. We are on the radar of PR people and others who mass distribute releases hoping to get their information out into the workers’ compensation marketplace. Some of them are…
Serial Poopers Present a Problem for Workers' Comp
An article last week inadvertently exposed a little discussed issue for the world of workers’ compensation. A woman, who allegedly defecated in a business parking lot eight times in a month was finally caught. She is a suspected “serial pooper,” and has earned the nickname the Parking Lot Pooper. She was finally caught – uh –…
Futuristic Advice As Good Today As the Day It Was Written
I started the morning by intending to write a follow up to Bruce Burk’s article published last Monday discussing changes Uber is making in response to the new AB5 legislation in California. I’ve extensively discussed the challenges to the gig economy over the last few years, both in this blog and in presentations around the nation. While…
Wake Up, People. Sleep Is Found To Be Important.
Nancy Grover reported Friday on a ground-breaking study that found – wait for it – sleep is important when it comes to safety. While many of us have suspected for years that somehow sleep was associated with rest and restoration, there has finally been a (likely taxpayer funded) study to eliminate any doubt. The research…
When Al Roker Truncates Your Eloquence
It feels that, between my father’s 100th birthday and the passing of my father in law in recent weeks, I have been writing a great deal about personal things in my life. You will have to forgive me as I seek your indulgence one more time. After all, it is not often Al Roker truncates your…
Will Virginia Join the First Responder Presumption Parade?
This past December, findings of a Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) study that reviewed Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation System and Disease Presumptions was released. To no one’s surprise, the study found that “too often information about workers compensation is unclear, confessing that recommendations and several changes should be made to the current laws.” It also…
Stupid Questions Might Make Me A Wealthy Man
A story has gone viral this week about a restaurant in Denver, Colorado that charged a customer .38 cents for asking a stupid question. The patron posted a copy of his bill from Tom’s Diner online, which reads, “1 Side Mashed Potatoes $2.99, 1 Chick Tenders Basket $9.00, 1 Stupid Question $0.38.” The restaurant points out that…
FedEx Glitter Bomber – You Should Get Your Money Back
I received an unexpected “gift” two days before Christmas. FedEx delivered a package to me that turned out to be a “glitter bomb.” A glitter bomb is an unlabeled and innocuous looking device that is designed to expel large quantities of glitter across a room when opened. This particular glitter bomb was sent by a…
Losing a Different Father With a Compassionate Touch
Just over two weeks ago I was in New Mexico, celebrating my father’s 100th birthday. While I was there, on the 20th of December, my wife had to take her 92-year-old father to the hospital here in Florida for a suspected GI bleed. He was still there when I got home the evening of the…