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 […]

Case File Although a literal take on a statute in Pennsylvania would have deprived a worker of benefits after he returned to work part-time after retiring, context and the "absurdity doctrine," pointed in favor of […]

Stuart, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When a worker experiences an injury at work, getting her back to the job might involve some workplace modifications, including light duty, work-from-home, or other arrangements. Not surprisingly, then, a worker […]

What Do You Think? Townsend, DE (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Delaware, employers generally are not required to provide workers’ compensation benefits to “farm laborers.” But what is a farm laborer? The picture that may come to […]

What Do You Think? Chicago, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The “odd-lot” theory allows claimants to obtain permanent total disability benefits where they cannot find work, despite diligently searching. But what if the employee, while not working, […]

Case File While Idaho's workers' compensation commission might have gone too far in assessing a worker's credibility, its decision regarding his injury withstood scrutiny by the state's top court. Simply Research subscribers can find the […]

Case File A worker died with "permanent" loss of vision related to a fall on the job, but that didn't entitle his surviving spouse to permanency benefits because there was no finding of maximum medical […]

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