Los Angeles, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- There is federal law that governs what happens on navigable waters, but when does it apply to workers' compensation law? Such was the question a California appellate court recently tackled […]

Overruling Simendinger v. National Union Fire Insurance Co., 74 A.3d 609 (Del. 2013), the Delaware Supreme Court decided that the state's workers' compensation law expressly allowed an employer and carrier to assert a subrogation lien […]

Tacoma, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Knowing who a "worker" is can be an important part of a workers' compensation claim and, by a flip of the coin, so can knowing who is not. In the State […]

In honor of the Labor Day holiday, and the American worker, our office will be closed on Monday, Sept. 4. Regular operations resume Sept. 5. Enjoy your holiday!

Juneau, AK (WorkersCompensation.com) -- As in other states, in Alaska, to get the ball rolling on a workers' compensation case, an injured worker may start a proceeding before the board by filing a written claim […]

Juneau, AK (WorkersCompensation.com) -- To understand how parties become part of a workers' compensation claim in Alaska, the following chart breaks down the Last Frontier's rules. Topics Rules about Parties Who has to be joined […]

Spokane, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Telemedicine has been around for years, and in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, it became a part of the "new normal." To clarify when telemedicine is an acceptable way to […]

Utica, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Ever hear someone say, "Work sucks"? Well, in Sakanovic v. Utica Mutual Insurance Co., 2023 WL 4936788 (N.Y. App. Div. 08/03/23), a New York court decided that work didn't suck enough […]