Howell Township, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com)–What if an employee is working and suddenly goes unconscious? Can he establish a viable workers’ compensation claim for an injury that he believes occurred when he was insensible? That was the […]

South Boston, VA (WorkersCompensation.com) – In order to be compensable in Virginia, an “injury by accident” must arise from a discrete event at work. But what happens when an employee claims there was a discrete […]

Wynne, AR (WorkersCompensation.com) – Just because an employee had a back injury in the past doesn’t mean his new back injury isn’t work-related. Employers and carriers should review medical records carefully before they argue that […]

Triadelphia, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) – It may be clear in a worker’s mind where and why she developed carpal tunnel syndrome. But what if the worker has other conditions that, aside from her work activities, could […]

Shelby, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) – In North Carolina, an employee can file an untimely notice of an injury and still possibly obtain workers’ compensation benefits if she has a reasonable excuse for the delay. But is […]

Lawrenceville, GA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Generally, an injured employee cannot sue his employer for negligence for a work-related injury. But what if the employee is not strictly employed by the company he wants to sue, but […]

Madison, MS (WorkersCompensation.com)–A nurse who contracts COVID-19 while working at a medical facility where the people are getting the virus left and right may, intuitively, and based on common sense, know she contracted the illness […]

Catonsville, MD (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When an occupational disease develops over time, and a worker has had multiple employers exposing him to a potential hazard connected to the condition, it becomes very difficult to establish which […]