Do You Know the Rule? Only accidental injuries arising out of and in the course of employment are compensable under New York’s Workers' Compensation Law. This sometimes includes psychological injuries.  Interested in compliance information from […]

DeRidder, LA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- If a company or carrier suspects an employee of making false statements to obtain or extend workers’ compensation benefits, having a private investigator film the claimant’s activities prior to and after […]

Youngstown, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When it comes to payment of compensation, the proof might be in the pudding, but it definitely has to be in the medical evidence. As Simply Research subscribers know, that medical […]

Form Focus Ohio law allows employers to obtain coverage in other, states in addition to their Ohio coverage, which is spelled out Ohio Revised Code 4123.292. When this happens, employers must submit a form, which […]

Case File A late-in-the game shift in a doctor's opinion was beyond an employer's control, and thus a continuance was in order. Simply Research subscribers have access to the full text of the case. Case […]

Do You Know the Rule? Iowa’s workers’ compensation statute does not allow employees, or their surviving family members, to collect benefits when the employee, effectively, knowingly harmed himself. This is the willful-injury defense outlined in […]

Do You Know the Rule? In Ohio, an injured worker may obtain a VSSR award in addition to regular workers’ compensation benefits if the employer violated safety regulations.  An award for a VSSR is "a […]

Do You Know the Rule? Tulsa, OK (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Oklahoma, like other places across the country, has an alternative dispute resolution program to resolve issues that might come up in workers' compensation claims. To make […]