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Glossary Check: Minn. Definitions on Courts, Filings, Etc.
Glossary Check: Minn. Definitions on Courts, Filings, Etc.

St. Paul, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- If you were looking to expand your North Star State vocabulary, look no farther. We have terms you might encounter in Minnesota when making your way through the enforcement part […]
Form Focus: N.Y. C-2F — Employer’s First Report of Work-Related Injury/Illness
Form Focus: N.Y. C-2F — Employer’s First Report of Work-Related Injury/Illness

Albany, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- As is the case across the country, in New York, the workers' compensation process kicks off with the first report of injury. The C-2F is used to report a work-related injury […]
7 Questions with NCCI Executive Director and Senior Economist Stephen Cooper
7 Questions with NCCI Executive Director and Senior Economist Stephen Cooper

Boca Raton, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- If you're in the know in the world of workers' compensation, chances are you've encountered NCCI's Labor Market Insights report, a monthly dashboard that provides insights on what the latest […]
Glossary Check: Hawaii ‘Police Chaplain’ to ‘Volunteer Firefighter’
Glossary Check: Hawaii ‘Police Chaplain’ to ‘Volunteer Firefighter’

Honolulu, HI (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Are you looking to boost your Hawaii workers' compensation vocab? Look no further. Here's a chunk of state law devoted to volunteer officers and the like. "Police chaplain" means a member […]
Switch from Total to Partial doesn’t Violate Pa. Officer’s Constitutional Rights
Switch from Total to Partial doesn’t Violate Pa. Officer’s Constitutional Rights

Philadelphia, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- While an injured worker certainly has an interest in receiving her workers' compensation benefits, does she have a vested property interest in them? Not according to the court in Farmbry v. […]
Quick Hit: Iowa Investigations
Quick Hit: Iowa Investigations

Des Moines, IA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When the Iowa Workers' Compensation Division decides an investigation is required for the medical details of a worker's injury, what happens? Under Iowa law, the workers’ compensation commissioner may designate […]
Compliance Corner: Iowa Relief from Insurance Related to Employer’s Insolvency
Compliance Corner: Iowa Relief from Insurance Related to Employer’s Insolvency

Des Moines, IA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Iowa, when an employer furnishes satisfactory proof to the insurance commissioner of the employer’s solvency and financial ability to pay the compensation and benefits as by law provided and […]
Do You Know the Rule? Va. Attorney’s Fees
Do You Know the Rule? Va. Attorney’s Fees

Fredericksburg, VA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Virginia law covers two scenarios in which attorney's fees are accounted for in a workers' compensation case: 1) where the parties agree to a fee; and 2) where they don't. The […]