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Waitress' Fall Raises Questions about Contractor's Negligence
Waitress' Fall Raises Questions about Contractor's Negligence

Louisville, KY (WorkersCompensation.com) – When construction is completed, the contractor usually isn’t held liable for injuries that occur after the job is done. However, in Windus v. Buffalo Construction Inc., No. 2020-CA-1035-MR (Ky. Ct. App. […]
What Do You Think: Was Terminated Worker Entitled to Disability Benefit?
What Do You Think: Was Terminated Worker Entitled to Disability Benefit?

Chicago, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – In many cases, when an employee’s time at a job, benefits that came with the job cease as well. However, that’s not always the case, and as a scenario in Illinois […]
8th Cir.: Lower Risk of COVID Permits Dropping Mask Injunction
8th Cir.: Lower Risk of COVID Permits Dropping Mask Injunction

Des Moines, IA (WorkersCompensation.com) – As schools reopened during the middle of the pandemic, the rise of the delta and omicron variants raised safety concerns that included the health and wellbeing of school staff, including […]
Case Lesson: Hostile Work Environment
Case Lesson: Hostile Work Environment

Lakeland, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – An unpleasant work environment is something no one wants to deal with, but in some cases, the situation could be so bad that it becomes a form of discrimination under the […]
What Do You Think: Was Driver's Death While Crossing Street to Parking Lot Compensable?
What Do You Think: Was Driver's Death While Crossing Street to Parking Lot Compensable?

Warwick, RI (WorkersCompensation.com) – Employees who drive have to park their cars for work, but when it comes to workers’ compensation, where they park them can make a big difference. As a Rhode Island court […]
6 Things to Know About Patient Education, 'Blind Spots'
6 Things to Know About Patient Education, 'Blind Spots'

Stuart, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Patient education may be the key to better workers' compensation outcomes, but, for at least one author, it's largely been a blind spot in the field. According to Harvey Warren, who […]
Termination after FMLA Leave Raises Questions about Arbitration Agreement
Termination after FMLA Leave Raises Questions about Arbitration Agreement

Somerset, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) – When an employee asks for FMLA leave, any legal question that comes up as a result tends to focus on whether the employer properly granted or denied the employee’s time off. […]
Court Finds PTSD, 'Hearing Loss' Insufficient for ADA Coverage, Reasonable Accommodations
Court Finds PTSD, 'Hearing Loss' Insufficient for ADA Coverage, Reasonable Accommodations

Dallas, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – When President George W. Bush signed the ADA Amendments Act into law and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued regulations for it a few years later, the definition of disability expanded […]