Hartford, CT (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Sometimes when something has to be "filed" by a certain date, the law will say that dropping it in the mail is good enough to meet the deadline. However, as a […]
Salem, OR (WorkersCompensation.com) -- For readers fortunate enough to have access to Simply Research, a case popped up on that site last week that has important information on how IMEs work in Oregon. The case, […]
Minneapolis, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- What does it take for a worker in Minnesota to establish that she experienced PTSD because of her job? That was the question the state's top court faced in Tea v. […]
St. Paul, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- A bedrock principle in workers' compensation law is that benefits are may be due when an "employee" is injured on the job. So just who exactly is an employee? Here's […]
Austin, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) -- An insurance company writing workers' compensation insurance in Texas must maintain or provide accident prevention facilities that are adequate to provide accident prevention services required by the nature of its policyholders' […]
Philadelphia, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – In Pennsylvania, an injury must arise in the course of employment to be compensable under the Workers’ Compensation Act. That can include a situation where the employee, though not strictly engaged […]
Columbia, SC (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Can an ergonomics report determine whether an employee suffered a repetitive stress injury without any evidence from a doctor to weigh in on the individual nuances of a claim? According to […]
Kiowa, CO (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When a worker alleges that he has an injury that happened on the job, one of the first things he'll need to do is show that it happened in the course […]