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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 […]
Assault Exception Applies to Attack on Hotel Cleaner
Assault Exception Applies to Attack on Hotel Cleaner

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 […]
Do You Know the Rule? Minn. ‘Assault’ Exception
Do You Know the Rule? Minn. ‘Assault’ Exception

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 […]
Airline Agent’s Invoking FMLA Leave from Hawaiian Vacation Doesn’t Fly
Airline Agent’s Invoking FMLA Leave from Hawaiian Vacation Doesn’t Fly

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 […]