Workers' Compensation Daily Headlines

Harrisburg, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Pennsylvania, when deciding whether an injury “arises out of employment,” courts apply the “positional-risk test.”  General Standard for Compensability  A Pennsylvania worker who suffers an accidental injury "arising out of […]

Los Angeles, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Four current and former Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department employees have died by suicide over a 24-hour span, officials said last week.   According to Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna alluded […]

Newport News, Va. (WorkersCompensation.com) – A lawsuit brought by an elementary school teacher after she was shot by one of her students can go on, a judge has ruled.   Newport News, Virginia teacher Abby Zwerner […]

New Orleans, LA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Independent contractors generally are not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. But there is an exception in Louisiana that has the potential to bring a multitude of workers within the scope […]

Boise, ID (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Anyone who reads cases or watches a little Court TV has come across the phrase "burden of proof." In an Idaho workers' compensation case, the burden of proof is on the […]

Charleston, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) -- If you're looking for a quick primer on what the fundamentals of workers' compensation law in West Virginia and how courts apply legal analysis, the following chart provides a reference guide. […]

Williamson County, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – Texas officials first blamed a voter fraud activist, and then later retracted, for the heart attack a poll worker suffered while working an early voting site this week.   On Monday, […]

Charleston, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Inconsistencies in an employee's story about how they hurt themselves can spell the end of a workers' compensation claim. As a recent West Virginia case shows, just because a worker fell […]