Souderton, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – In Pennsylvania, injured workers who are entitled to the purchase price of a wheelchair or other orthopedic device may also be entitled to the cost of home modifications necessary to use […]

Boston, MA (WorkersCompensation.com ) -- While an employee suing for FMLA retaliation may not ultimately win her case, it’s often a supervisor’s comments that propel the case to trial.That’s what happened in Logue v. The […]

New Martinsville, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employee’s pursuit of workers’ compensation benefits for an occupational disease generally hinges on the strength of the medical evidence.As one case shows, the evidence linking the disease to the […]

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com). Employees can’t obtain benefits for World Trade Center clean-up efforts under New York’s Workers' Compensation Law article 8-A unless that show their work was genuinely connected to the rescue, recovery, and […]

Minneapolis, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) – In Minnesota, an employer may not be liable for injuries arising from a third party’s assault on a worker -- as long as the third party assaults the victim for personal […]

Minneapolis, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- If a third party holds a personal grudge against an employee that is unrelated to the employee’s job, and deliberately assaults him at work, the victim is likely out of luck […]

Seattle, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) – One way companies can defend themselves against FMLA retaliation claims is by pointing to a history of granting an employee’s FMLA requests. This can help show that a subsequent termination, or […]