Winchester, KY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- A traveling employee generally can recover workers’ compensation benefits for injuries sustained at a hotel where her employer required her to stay. But what if she’s on her way out to […]

New York City, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – If a picture can paint a thousand words, a surveillance video is potentially akin to a novel. As a case involving a Transit Authority worker shows, private investigators’’ videos […]

Albany, NY (WorkersCompensation.com). An employee who was exposed to COVID-19 at work may believe she contracted it there. But what types of facts can a New York claimant rely on to demonstrate she has a […]

Tulsa, OK (WorkersCompensation.com). In Oklahoma, an injured employee who received benefits can obtain further treatment as “continued medical maintenance.” The hurdles for obtaining CMM have changed over the years, as illustrated by a case involving […]

Fort Washington, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- “It’s not business; it’s strictly personal.” That’s one way of explaining the “personal animus” exception in Pennsylvania–while doing violence to a famous movie quote. When the exception applies, the employee […]

Newark, DE (WorkersCompensation.com). When an employer involves employees in volunteer work, that work can result in a compensable injury if it occurred within the scope of employment. A case involving a customer service representative  for […]

Lebanon, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) An employee claiming FMLA retaliation may continue with her lawsuit, even if her employer points to a valid basis for firing her. However, the employee will have to first show that her […]

Ravenswood, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In West Virginia, a workers’ compensation claimant generally must show that his physical injury arose from something about his job that increased the risk of harm. But how significant does the […]