Dover, DE (WorkersCompensation.com) -- People whose jobs required them to be onsite during the worst of the COVID-19 surely faced a greater risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2 than their work-from-home counterparts, but does that mean that […]

By Sarah Luna  Medical expenses are often the largest component of a Georgia workers’ compensation claim. Losing control of the medical expenses can accordingly result in an injured employee receiving an extended period of temporary […]

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 […]

Houston, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – In Texas, an employee assigned by a staffing agency to work for the staffing agency’s client may be subject to the exclusive remedy provision of the workers’ compensation statute. If provision […]

Topeka, KS (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Kansas requires employers to share the information found in Form K-WC 27-A, which subscribers of Simply Research have access to. The form instructs employees on what to do in case of […]

Boston, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Not long ago, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts released guidance for injured workers on vocational rehabilitation. Simply Research subscribers got ahold of it, but here's a breakdown on what VR is in […]

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Generally speaking, the going and coming rule bars compensation when an employee's injury is sustained off the worker premises, while en route to or from work. However, as Rieger v. District […]

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Beginning July 1, New York's Workers' Compensation Board will use a desk review process in place of a formal hearing to review Section 32 waiver agreements involving claimants who are […]