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What’s the ‘Willful Violation’ Defense in Virginia?
What’s the ‘Willful Violation’ Defense in Virginia?

Do You Know the Rule? Fredericksburg, VA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Employers don't just make safety rules for their health, and under Virginia law, an employee who decides to ignore safety rules might be out of luck […]
Voluntary PPE Use in Washington
Voluntary PPE Use in Washington

Do You Know the Rule? Seattle, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- What happens in the State of Washington when an employer doesn't require employees to wear personal protective equipment but an employee wishes to? As Simply Research […]
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 […]
Do You Know the Rule? Va. Payment for Health Care Services
Do You Know the Rule? Va. Payment for Health Care Services

Fredericksburg, VA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In the Old Dominion, payment for health care services that an employer does not contest, deny, or consider incomplete shall be made to the health care provider within 60 days after […]
Do You Know the Rule? Wash. Physical Therapy
Do You Know the Rule? Wash. Physical Therapy

Seattle, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In the Evergreen State, physical therapy treatment will be reimbursed only when ordered by the worker's attending doctor and rendered by a licensed physical therapist, a physical therapist assistant serving under […]
Do You Know the Rule? Texas ‘Exclusive Remedy’ Rule vs. ‘Exclusive Jurisdiction’ 
Do You Know the Rule? Texas ‘Exclusive Remedy’ Rule vs. ‘Exclusive Jurisdiction’ 

Mexia, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) -- People occasionally confuse the two issues, but the exclusive remedy provision of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act is not the same as the exclusive jurisdiction provision.  Exclusive Remedy  Under the exclusive-remedy […]
Do You Know the Rule? Minn. Examinations
Do You Know the Rule? Minn. Examinations

Eagan, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In the North Star State, an injured employee must submit to an examination by the employer's physician if the employer requests it. Here are some other rules regarding examinations in Minnesota. […]
Do You Know the Rule? Wash. IME Accompanying Person
Do You Know the Rule? Wash. IME Accompanying Person

Seattle, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Can a worker in the State of Washington bring someone with them to an independent medical examination? The answer is yes, and here are the rules for when a worker has […]