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What are Violation of a Specific Safety Requirement Awards in Ohio?
What are Violation of a Specific Safety Requirement Awards in Ohio?

Do You Know the Rule? In Ohio, an injured worker may obtain a VSSR award in addition to regular workers’ compensation benefits if the employer violated safety regulations.  An award for a VSSR is "a […]
Did Factory Job Produce Manager’s COVID-19 Infection?
Did Factory Job Produce Manager’s COVID-19 Infection?

What Do You Think? White Plains, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- As COVID-19-related workers’ compensation appeals make their way through the New York courts, it becomes somewhat clear what it takes to establish or defend against such […]
Was Bartender’s Heart Attack Linked to Music Fest Work?
Was Bartender’s Heart Attack Linked to Music Fest Work?

What Do You Think? Rochester, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Whether a heart attack is linked to work often hinges on multiple factors, such medical experts’ testimony, the employee’s cardiovascular health, and when and where the heart […]
Did Son of Sam Law Bar Convict from Spending Workers’ Comp Settlement?
Did Son of Sam Law Bar Convict from Spending Workers’ Comp Settlement?

What Do You Think? New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Generally, individuals and entities seeking to collect a debt cannot access an employee’s workers’ compensation benefits. But does that apply to crime victims seek monetary compensation […]
Was Putting Employee on PIP 3 Months after FMLA Leave Retaliatory?
Was Putting Employee on PIP 3 Months after FMLA Leave Retaliatory?

What Do You Think? Waltham, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- FMLA retaliation lawsuits often come down to whether the employee can poke holes in an employer’s stated valid reason for firing (or taking other negative action) against […]
Was it Impossible to Safeguard Roofer who Fell before Colleagues Installed Fall Protection?
Was it Impossible to Safeguard Roofer who Fell before Colleagues Installed Fall Protection?

What Do You Think? Ravenna, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Ohio employers need to think hard about how they are going to protect their employees from falling off of roofs during work. Fall protection is required in […]
The Solution to the Mystery of the Overdosing Worker Whose Spouse Sought Death Benefits
The Solution to the Mystery of the Overdosing Worker Whose Spouse Sought Death Benefits

Head to Part I for a refresher on the mystery. Part II The Clues and the Conclusion If you selected B, you agreed with the court in Linnhaven, Inc. v. Accident Fund Nat’l Ins. Co., No. 24-0333 […]
The Mystery of the Overdosing Worker Whose Spouse Sought Death Benefits
The Mystery of the Overdosing Worker Whose Spouse Sought Death Benefits

Can You Solve the Case? Marion, IA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A case involving an injured employee who tragically died from a drug overdose in 2016 shows how Iowa’s willful injury defense can go either way when the […]