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S.C. Top Court Rejects Relevancy of Ergonomics Report on Repetitive Stress Claim
S.C. Top Court Rejects Relevancy of Ergonomics Report on Repetitive Stress Claim

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 […]
Colo. Worker Shows Head Injury Happened ‘In Course of’ Employment
Colo. Worker Shows Head Injury Happened ‘In Course of’ Employment

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 […]
What Do You Think: Did Blight Inspector’s Fall on Way to Car Arise out of His Employment?
What Do You Think: Did Blight Inspector’s Fall on Way to Car Arise out of His Employment?

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 […]
What Do You Think: Was United employee who Fell on Walkway to Terminal Injured on Job?
What Do You Think: Was United employee who Fell on Walkway to Terminal Injured on Job?

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 […]
What Do You Think: Could Traveling Oilfield Surveyor Get Benefits for COVID-19 Infection?
What Do You Think: Could Traveling Oilfield Surveyor Get Benefits for COVID-19 Infection?

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. […]
Receiving Medicaid Benefits for Surgery doesn’t Prevent Workers’ Compensation Claim
Receiving Medicaid Benefits for Surgery doesn’t Prevent Workers’ Compensation Claim

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., […]
What Do You Think: Was Caretaker’s ATV Rollover Caused by 3 Beers and 2 Shots — or 1 Excitable Dog?
What Do You Think: Was Caretaker’s ATV Rollover Caused by 3 Beers and 2 Shots — or 1 Excitable Dog?

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 […]
Glossary Check: ‘Employee’ in Colorado
Glossary Check: ‘Employee’ in Colorado

Boulder, CO (WorkersCompensation.com) -- If you've ever wondered about how the Rocky Mountain State defines "employee," you're in luck. With help from the tools in our Simply Research kit, we have the Colorado info for […]