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Did Ergonomics Report Sink Shipyard Worker’s Repetitive Injury Claim?
Did Ergonomics Report Sink Shipyard Worker’s Repetitive Injury Claim?

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Could Worker get Mental Health Benefits for Post-accident Depression, Anxiety?
Could Worker get Mental Health Benefits for Post-accident Depression, Anxiety?

What Do You Think? Richmond, VA (WorkersCompensation.com). When an employee seeks mental health benefits under the workers’ compensation act following a physical injury at work, it’s worth considering whether the two injuries are genuinely connected.  […]
Could Widow of Driver Packed into Hotel During Pandemic Sue for Negligence?
Could Widow of Driver Packed into Hotel During Pandemic Sue for Negligence?

What Do You Think? Santa Maria, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Employees, or their survivors, may be able to sue a company for negligence, and thus bypass the workers’ compensation exclusivity rule, if they can show the […]
Did Shoveling Snow Stop Construction Manager’s Heart – or was it Just Cigarettes?
Did Shoveling Snow Stop Construction Manager’s Heart – or was it Just Cigarettes?

What Do You Think? Montgomery, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- A preexisting condition can bar an employee from recovering for an accidental injury at work. But what if multiple factors–not just the pre-existing condition–caused the accident? Can […]
Could Golfing Ironworker get PPD Benefits Despite Narrow Job Search?
Could Golfing Ironworker get PPD Benefits Despite Narrow Job Search?

What Do You Think? Chicago, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The “odd-lot” theory allows claimants to obtain permanent total disability benefits where they cannot find work, despite diligently searching. But what if the employee, while not working, […]
Could Home Improvement Company Employee Cut by Saw in N.H. Seek Vt. Benefits?
Could Home Improvement Company Employee Cut by Saw in N.H. Seek Vt. Benefits?

Bellows Falls, VT (WorkersCompensation.com) – Whether an employer’s workers’ compensation coverage applies when an employee is injured in another state depends on the state’s WCA–and how courts decide to interpret it. A case involving a […]
Did FMLA Require Trucker to Turn in Medical Records to Get Back Behind the Wheel?
Did FMLA Require Trucker to Turn in Medical Records to Get Back Behind the Wheel?

What Do You Think? Lima, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Employers are entitled to require a fitness-for-duty certification from a doctor before reinstating an employee who is on FMLA leave. But can they go beyond that by […]
Did Surf Shop Worker’s Ladder Injury Claim ‘Jump the Shark?’
Did Surf Shop Worker’s Ladder Injury Claim ‘Jump the Shark?’

What Do You Think? Hilton Head, SC (WorkersCompensation.com) – Workers compensation is generally available for an injury that occurs in the course and scope of employment. A South Carolina case delves into the question of […]