Des Moines, IA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Whether someone is considered an employee or not can have consequences on the outcome of her workers’ compensation claim.  So, it’s no surprise that most states’ workers’ compensation laws define “worker,” […]

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When an employee of the federal government gets hurt at work, to receive workers' compensation, she will submit a claim to the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs. But what if OWCP […]

Phoenix, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Deadlines and scheduling are important in the world of workers' compensation claims and appeals, and while some dates and times can be changed or excused, there almost always has to be […]

Knoxville, TN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- As with most other legally binding contracts, settlement agreements employers reach with injured workers typically take a pretty strong case to knock down in court.  That reality was on display in Food […]

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) -- As occurs at the state level, receiving Social Security benefits can impact what federal workers’ compensation benefits employees, or their surviving spouses, may receive.  As an example, in P.W. v. Department […]

Springfield, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When a worker receives workers' compensation benefits along with benefits due through contractual arrangements or other considerations, can the employer claim a credit? That issue was up for consideration in Joliet v. […]

Augusta, ME (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When employees beginning receiving Social Security retirement benefits, it changes what their employers owe in workers’ compensation benefits, but workers can delay receiving Social Security if they choose, which can affect […]

Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Ohio, as in other states, the rules regarding self-insuring employers are different from what applies to insured employers for purposes of workers' compensation law. So what are self-insurance and self-insuring […]