What Do You Think? To fall under the workers’ compensation act, a Virginia employee must have three or more employees. But does that include subcontractors, or workers who are only involved on projects for short […]

What Do You Think? Workers’ compensation judges may consider a variety of factors when determining whether a claimant is permanently disabled. A case involving a worker injured operating a front-end loader highlights the type of […]

What Do You Think? In Delaware, a “displaced worker” is generally entitled to total disability benefits. When that’s the case, there may be no end to the payments the employer or carrier must make. A […]

What Do You Think? To obtain compensation for an occupational disease, an employee has to show that she had the condition and that her job caused it. A case involving an emergency dispatcher highlights the […]

What Do You Think? In Ohio, as in many states, employees cannot obtain workers’ compensation benefits if their intoxication caused them to get injured. A case involving a vacuum packaging line associate who got his […]

What Do You Think? With states generally allowing individuals to carry guns, including at work, an interesting issue is whether a shooting accident at work can trigger a compensable claim. A case involving a claimant […]

What Do You Think? Arizona generally gives employees a year from the time of injury to file a workers’ compensation claim. But what if an employee doesn’t know that her illness is the type of […]

What Do You Think? FMLA retaliation lawsuits typically come down to whether there’s a causal link between an employee’s exercise of FMLA rights and the employer's adverse actions, such as termination. In the absence of […]