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What Do You Think: Could N.Y. Worker Injured When Rail Fell on his Shoulder File Claim Nearly Two Years Later?
What Do You Think: Could N.Y. Worker Injured When Rail Fell on his Shoulder File Claim Nearly Two Years Later?

Long Island City, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Filing a late workers’ compensation claim for a compensable claim is not always the claim’s death knell. In New York, for example, there are three potential exceptions to the […]
What Do You Think: Did Iowa Discovery Rule Toll Workers’ Compensation Statute of Limitations?
What Do You Think: Did Iowa Discovery Rule Toll Workers’ Compensation Statute of Limitations?

Des Moines, IA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When does a worker have an injury and when should he know that he has one that might raise workers' compensation questions? Recently, an Iowa case raised questions about timeliness, […]
What Do You Think: Did Company’s Alleged Negligence Permit Water Tower Laborer to Sue for Damages?
What Do You Think: Did Company’s Alleged Negligence Permit Water Tower Laborer to Sue for Damages?

Lake Charles, La (WorkersCompensation.com)–Workers can generally circumvent the exclusivity provision of a workers’ compensation act by demonstrating that the employer intentionally injured the employee. But can a series of negligent or reckless acts constitute intent? […]
What Do You Think: Did Md. Exclusivity Provision Apply to Adult Daughter whose Dad Fell to His Death at work?
What Do You Think: Did Md. Exclusivity Provision Apply to Adult Daughter whose Dad Fell to His Death at work?

Baltimore, MD (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Maryland, spouses and dependents of employees killed or injured at work are not entitled to sue the company for negligence or wrongful death, with two narrow exceptions. This is known […]
What Do You Think: May Driver Recover Benefits for Truck Fire that Sparked his PTSD?
What Do You Think: May Driver Recover Benefits for Truck Fire that Sparked his PTSD?

Dubois, PA (WorkersCompensation.com)– In Pennsylvania, an employee with a psychic injury may have a compensable injury within the meaning of the workers’ compensation act. But he’ll have to show that the injury resulted from an […]
What Do You Think: Did Worker’s Drinking on Business Trip Take Her out of Scope of Employment?
What Do You Think: Did Worker’s Drinking on Business Trip Take Her out of Scope of Employment?

Sacramento, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – California workers on business trips who are injured while travelling typically have a compensable injury. But what if the worker is injured after work hours while dining or drinking with colleagues? […]
What Do You Think: Was Worker’s Strip Club Visit Part of Energy Equipment Company’s Mission?
What Do You Think: Was Worker’s Strip Club Visit Part of Energy Equipment Company’s Mission?

Odessa, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – The “coming and going rule” generally bars an employee from obtaining workers’ compensation benefits for injuries incurred on the way to or from work. There are several exceptions to that rule, […]
What Do You Think: Did Prior Night’s Drinking Bar Benefits to Worker who Plummeted from Lift? 
What Do You Think: Did Prior Night’s Drinking Bar Benefits to Worker who Plummeted from Lift? 

Wheeling, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In West Virginia, there is a presumption that a worker’s injury was caused by intoxication if his blood is promptly tested, and his blood alcohol content exceeds a certain limit.  But […]