Cicero, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – An injury is compensable if it arises out of and in the course of employment. To “arise out of” employment, an activity which causes an injury must be connected with or […]

Dulles, VA (WorkersCompensation.com) – The extended premises doctrine in Virginia means that employees injured on their way to the workplace from an adjacent location may, depending on the circumstances, have a compensable injury. A case […]

Reno, NV (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Nevada, health care providers who are required to file claims for compensation must handle some obligations as part of the claim process. Here's a look at what those duties involve. […]

Iowa, LA (WorkersCompensation.com) – In Louisiana, it’s uncertain whether a person who contracts COVID-19 at work has an occupational disease. Generally, to constitute an occupational disease, a condition must be peculiar to the person’s job. […]

Boise, ID (WorkersCompensation.com) -- If someone receives Medicaid benefits to pay for surgery, does that rule out a case for workers' compensation benefits. Not according to Idaho's top court in Thompson v. Burley Inn, Inc., […]

Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) -- A foundational element in every workers' compensation claims is that an employee has a disability that keeps them from working. But just what is an "employee with a disability" in Ohio? […]

Beulah, WY (WorkersCompensation.com) – In Wyoming, an injury is not an “injury” for workers’ compensation purposes if it was caused by intoxication. But what if some intervening event caused or was partially responsible for the […]

Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) -- What happens in the Buckeye State when there's a possibility that something has gone awry that could affect the rates an employer must pay? Ohio has a system for taking care […]