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What Do You Think: Was Physical Therapist’s ‘Stress Event’ Physical Injury?
What Do You Think: Was Physical Therapist’s ‘Stress Event’ Physical Injury?

Albany, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – It’s much easier for an employee to obtain workers’ compensation benefits in New York for a physical injury than for a “psychic” or mental injury. But what if a physical injury […]
What Do You Think: Did Miss. Worker Show Bad-Faith Refusal to Pay Workers’ Compensation Benefits?
What Do You Think: Did Miss. Worker Show Bad-Faith Refusal to Pay Workers’ Compensation Benefits?

Tupelo, MS (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When someone is employed by one employer and does work for another in some capacity, the question of who owes workers' compensation when the worker gets injured sometimes presents some sticky […]
What Do You Think: Is Paraplegic Entitled to Cost of Parents’ New House?
What Do You Think: Is Paraplegic Entitled to Cost of Parents’ New House?

Souderton, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – In Pennsylvania, injured workers who are entitled to the purchase price of a wheelchair or other orthopedic device may also be entitled to the cost of home modifications necessary to use […]
What Do You Think: Did Hostler’s Preexisting Injuries Support Award of PTD Benefits?
What Do You Think: Did Hostler’s Preexisting Injuries Support Award of PTD Benefits?

Jefferson City, MO (WorkersCompensation.com) -- A preexisting condition may have no impact on a worker's claim for benefits or could be the basis for a determination that the worker has experienced a permanent disability. A […]