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Workers’ Comp 101 Round-Up
Workers’ Comp 101 Round-Up

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- You might have noticed in our legal- and compliance-oriented stories, we like to give you a little bit of nuts-and-bolts info that we call Workers' Comp 101. To help you keep […]
Court’s Focus on Injury, Rather than Surgery, Halts W. Va. Worker’s Claim
Court’s Focus on Injury, Rather than Surgery, Halts W. Va. Worker’s Claim

Charleston, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Just because two doctors present evidence in a worker's favor doesn't mean that a court will go with the popular vote. In Lucas v. Blue Creek Mining, LLC, No. 21-0655 (W. […]
Do You Know the Rule? Colo. Exclusions, Exemptions
Do You Know the Rule? Colo. Exclusions, Exemptions

Denver, CO (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Not all workers are covered under states' workers' compensation laws. So, how are you to know who is and isn't under the workers' compensation umbrella? Like many states, Colorado spells it […]
Bringing Gear Home Gives No Benefit to Employer, so Conn. Firefighter Loses Claim
Bringing Gear Home Gives No Benefit to Employer, so Conn. Firefighter Loses Claim

Waterbury, CT (WorkersCompensation.com) -- If a worker tries to shorten his commute by bringing necessary items for his job home with him, is that for his benefit or his employer's? According to the court in […]
Not Making Argument Sooner Curbs Ariz. Trader Joe’s Worker’s Case
Not Making Argument Sooner Curbs Ariz. Trader Joe’s Worker’s Case

Phoenix, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- While not flashy or exciting, cases about procedural requirements can help show the way to a case that makes its way through court. Such was the case in Knutson v. Industrial […]
Cheat Sheet: Minn. Petitions Filed with Workers’ Compensation Division
Cheat Sheet: Minn. Petitions Filed with Workers’ Compensation Division

Minneapolis, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- If you had to file a petition with Minnesota's Workers' Compensation Division, would you know what to do and how the process would work? The following chart breaks down the steps. […]
Glossary Check: Conn. Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangement
Glossary Check: Conn. Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangement

Hartford, CT (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Those who have spent some time in the workers' compensation industry have likely encountered Medicare set-asides. Because of the significance of MSAs in its state workers' compensation schemes, Connecticut has spelled […]
Form Focus: Pa. Rules for Appealing Workers’ Compensation Judge’s Decision to the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board
Form Focus: Pa. Rules for Appealing Workers’ Compensation Judge’s Decision to the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board

Harrisburg, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Regular readers of our Daily Headlines have surely noticed that something that often happens in a workers' compensation case is that a claimant will appeal the workers' compensation judge's decision to […]