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Wife Can’t Link Husband’s COVID Death to Workplace
Wife Can’t Link Husband’s COVID Death to Workplace

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Many states, including New York, created a specific standard for determining whether an individual infected by COVID-19 can tie that injury to their employment.As one case shows, it’s not enough […]
Alternative Accommodation Provides Amazon Worker What he Needs
Alternative Accommodation Provides Amazon Worker What he Needs

Lexington, KY (WorkersCompensation.com) – If the Rolling Stones were writing about the ADA instead of parties and painting “it black” (whatever that means), they might have had something useful to say about employers’ obligation to […]
Animosity Behind N.C. Factory Worker’s Shooting Shows WCA Doesn’t Apply
Animosity Behind N.C. Factory Worker’s Shooting Shows WCA Doesn’t Apply

Hickory, NC (WorkersCompensation.com). – Exclusivity clauses in workers’ compensation acts generally don’t apply when a worker assaults a coworker for purely personal reasons. The question whether the WCA was a surviving spouse’s sole option for […]
N.Y. Construction Worker’s ‘Incredible’ Tale of Falling Concrete Turns Petition to Dust
N.Y. Construction Worker’s ‘Incredible’ Tale of Falling Concrete Turns Petition to Dust

Woodside, NY (WorkersCompensation.com). It pays to take photographs in the aftermath of an employee’s injury. The photos could ultimately tell a more convincing story than the employee’s own words when it comes to the severity […]
What Do You Think: Is Paraplegic Entitled to Cost of Parents’ New House?
What Do You Think: Is Paraplegic Entitled to Cost of Parents’ New House?

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 […]
Supervisor’s Comments Propel Fired Employee’s FMLA Retaliation Claim
Supervisor’s Comments Propel Fired Employee’s FMLA Retaliation Claim

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 […]
40-year Benzene Exposure Supports Electrician’s Bid for Benefits
40-year Benzene Exposure Supports Electrician’s Bid for Benefits

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 […]
Budget Analyst Can’t Obtain Benefits for Toxin Exposure in 9/11 Clean-up
Budget Analyst Can’t Obtain Benefits for Toxin Exposure in 9/11 Clean-up

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 […]