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Did Employer Manufacture Mobile Home Manager’s Flaws so it Could Fire Her?
Did Employer Manufacture Mobile Home Manager’s Flaws so it Could Fire Her?

A number of factors can raise or quell suspicions that an employer terminated an employee in retaliation for filing a workers’ compensation claim. A case involving a property manager highlights some of the actions that […]
Did Deputy’s Pursuit of Armed Suspect Trigger Heart Attack?
Did Deputy’s Pursuit of Armed Suspect Trigger Heart Attack?

What Do You Think? Some workers have such stressful jobs that it’s easy to picture their heart stopping at work or at least skipping a beat. But is a heart attack compensable simply because an […]
Could Judge Garner Workers’ Comp for Knee that ‘Popped’ on Staircase?
Could Judge Garner Workers’ Comp for Knee that ‘Popped’ on Staircase?

What Do You Think? An injury is only compensable if it is caused by an employee’s job. Generally, an injury that occurs at work while an employee is engaged in some work obligation is compensable. […]
Could Macy’s Worker who Kept Getting TTD after RTW Keep $1,369 ‘Overpayment?’
Could Macy’s Worker who Kept Getting TTD after RTW Keep $1,369 ‘Overpayment?’

What Do You Think? A case involving a Macy’s worker who received more benefits than she was entitled to highlights the importance of monitoring workers’ compensation claims. It also sheds light on what constitutes an […]
Did Media Company Cancel Saleswoman’s Job because she Used FMLA Leave?
Did Media Company Cancel Saleswoman’s Job because she Used FMLA Leave?

What Do You Think? Employers can get into trouble for retaliation if they fire an employee because the employee is using or has used FMLA leave. But what if that employee genuinely cannot return to […]
Could Electrocuted Foreman who Lost Hand get Jacuzzi, Porch Repairs?
Could Electrocuted Foreman who Lost Hand get Jacuzzi, Porch Repairs?

What Do You Think? Claims administrators should not automatically deny every request for medically related equipment, even if it seems at first glance far out. But they should consider whether the claimant has provided anything […]
Stats on Risk of COVID from Work don’t Automatically Shut Down W.Va. Nurse’s Claim
Stats on Risk of COVID from Work don’t Automatically Shut Down W.Va. Nurse’s Claim

Is statistical evidence that a worker was just as likely to contract COVID-19 outside of work than at work enough, by itself, to defeat a workers’ compensation claim? The state’s High Court recently addressed that […]
Was Firefighter Injured Doing Laundry Entitled to Workers’ Comp?
Was Firefighter Injured Doing Laundry Entitled to Workers’ Comp?

What Do You Think? Firefighting is a difficult and dangerous job. So, when a firefighter gets hurt at work, one assumes the injury occurred when he or she was heroically battling a dangerous conflagration–not when […]