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Appeals on their Minds: Ga. Spells Out New Steps
Appeals on their Minds: Ga. Spells Out New Steps

Atlanta, GA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Come July, Georgia will have new procedures for appealing a workers' compensation claim. So, what's new in the Peach State? The following information breaks it down. New Rule Starting July 1, […]
Case Lesson: DOL Clarifies FMLA-Holiday Interplay
Case Lesson: DOL Clarifies FMLA-Holiday Interplay

If a holiday occurs during an employee’s workweek, and an employee works for part of the week and uses Family and Medical Leave Act leave for part of the week, the holiday does not reduce […]
N.J. Top Court Upholds $861K Award for Worker with Crushed, Amputated Foot
N.J. Top Court Upholds $861K Award for Worker with Crushed, Amputated Foot

Newark, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When workers sue someone after getting hurt on the job, tricky legal questions sometimes pop up, particularly if it's unclear who employed whom in a negligence context. Such was the case […]
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 […]