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Benefits for Loss of Vision, Other Injuries don’t Equal Double Recovery for Ill. Miner
Benefits for Loss of Vision, Other Injuries don’t Equal Double Recovery for Ill. Miner

Mokena, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When a worker is awarded permanent benefits for a scheduled loss, would an award for unscheduled losses result in double recovery of workers' compensation? Not according to the court in American […]
Form Focus: Vt. Form 2 – Denial of Workers’ Compensation Benefits by Employer or Carrier
Form Focus: Vt. Form 2 – Denial of Workers’ Compensation Benefits by Employer or Carrier

Montpelier, VT (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Vermont, when denying a claim, an employer or carrier must file a Form 2, and notice must be sent to the employee and the Department of Labor. The employer or […]
What Do You Think: Did Not Mentioning Prior Accidents Put Brakes on Truck Driver’s Claim?
What Do You Think: Did Not Mentioning Prior Accidents Put Brakes on Truck Driver’s Claim?

West Babylon, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employer in New York may be able to avoid a workers’ compensation claim if it can establish that the employee made false statements in order to obtain benefits. One […]
Do You Know the Rule? S.C. Temporary Disability Payments
Do You Know the Rule? S.C. Temporary Disability Payments

Aynor, SC (WorkersCompensation.com) -- South Carolina rules spell out the way that payments must be made for temporary benefits and reimbursements. As is the case in many contexts, electronic systems are the go-to way to […]
Do You Know the Rule? Information in Texas Complaints
Do You Know the Rule? Information in Texas Complaints

Austin, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) -- If you had to file a complaint with the Division of Workers' Compensation in Texas, would you know what info the agency required. If you have Simply Research, you already know, […]
Miss. Top Court Allows Worker to Keep Disputed $3K from Settlement with Building Owner
Miss. Top Court Allows Worker to Keep Disputed $3K from Settlement with Building Owner

Hattiesburg, MS (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When litigation overlaps with a workers' compensation claim, what rights do employers, carriers, and TPAs have when a worker settles her case. In Brent v. Mississippi Department of Human Services, No. […]
What Do You Think: Can Amazon Driver Shot by Masked Assailant Collect Workers’ Compensation?
What Do You Think: Can Amazon Driver Shot by Masked Assailant Collect Workers’ Compensation?

Bloomfield, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- It can be challenging to determine whether an act of violence in the workplace “arises out of employment” for workers’ compensation benefits. A New Jersey case illustrates the clues decision-makers in […]
What Do You Think: Was Falling into Hole on Way to Car ‘In Course of Employment?’
What Do You Think: Was Falling into Hole on Way to Car ‘In Course of Employment?’

Kenner, LA (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employee who is done with her work day may not be done with her work day for workers’ compensation purposes. Just because she’s turned off her computer, rinsed out her […]