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Fla. 120-Day Rule Operates to Make Teacher’s Claims Compensable
Fla. 120-Day Rule Operates to Make Teacher’s Claims Compensable

Case File When a Florida teacher sought continuing medical treatments for headaches she experienced after being hit by a student, her employer's failure to contest the compensability of those headaches within 120 days meant she […]
Was Janitor whose Knee Popped in Hallway Entitled to Benefits?
Was Janitor whose Knee Popped in Hallway Entitled to Benefits?

What Do You Think? Ravenswood, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) -- To obtain workers’ compensation benefits, an employee generally has to show, among other things, that her injury was caused by her work activities. A case involving a […]
What are the Two Types of Compensable Psychological Injuries in New York?
What are the Two Types of Compensable Psychological Injuries in New York?

Do You Know the Rule? Only accidental injuries arising out of and in the course of employment are compensable under New York’s Workers' Compensation Law. This sometimes includes psychological injuries.  Interested in compliance information from […]
Did Claimant’s Scooter Business Run over his PTD Benefits?
Did Claimant’s Scooter Business Run over his PTD Benefits?

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Soccer Player Scores Second Look at Knee Injury Claim
Soccer Player Scores Second Look at Knee Injury Claim

Case File A professional soccer player injured her knee while playing in 2001 or 2002, but in 2015 she began experiencing problems with the other knee, something she attributed to having to walk different because […]
Can Construction Laborer get Benefits for On-the-job Heart Attack?
Can Construction Laborer get Benefits for On-the-job Heart Attack?

What Do You Think? Casper, WY (WorkersCompensation.com). An employee who suffers a heart attack at work may or may not be able to obtain workers’ compensation benefits for the injury. Whether he can secure benefits […]
What is the ‘Idiopathic Fall Doctrine’ in Utah?
What is the ‘Idiopathic Fall Doctrine’ in Utah?

Do You Know the Rule? Ogden, UT (WorkersCompensation.com) – In Utah, for the idiopathic fall doctrine to apply, a condition of the employee’s work must actually aggravate the injury the worker sustains. The presence of […]
Did Shoveling Snow Stop Construction Manager’s Heart – or was it Just Cigarettes?
Did Shoveling Snow Stop Construction Manager’s Heart – or was it Just Cigarettes?

What Do You Think? Montgomery, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- A preexisting condition can bar an employee from recovering for an accidental injury at work. But what if multiple factors–not just the pre-existing condition–caused the accident? Can […]