Chicago, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, a period of medical leave may be an appropriate accommodation for a worker with a disability if it allows the worker to perform the essential […]

Chicago, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Taking paid time off for COVID-19-related reasons was par for the course for much of 2020, but how much information did employees need to provide to get that time? That question […]

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) –  Flight attendant uniforms find themselves regularly at the center of workers’ compensation disputes, but don’t always end up being the cause of the flight attendant’s inury. However, in Molina v. […]

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – Last week’s news that the U.S. Supreme Court gave a no-go to the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for all non-healthcare industries grabbed headlines and gave employers yet another pandemic-era reason to […]

One question that can make or break a workers’ compensation claim, depending on the circumstances, is whether the worker was on the employer’s premises when the injury occurred. That question recently came up in a […]

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – The U.S. Supreme Court’s rejection of the Biden administration's vaccine mandate for non-healthcare industries showed that a majority of the Court thought the Occupational Safety and Health Administration went too far […]

Buffalo, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Although a truck driver for a shipping company had surgery after experiencing back pain at work, remarks he made to a physician assistant undid his claim. In Matter of Moore v. […]

Emmitsburg, MD (WorkersCompensation.com) – All too often, the news gives reminders of the inherent dangers involved in police work. But when an officer is injured on the job, when does the injury shift from being […]