What Do You Think? Workers’ compensation covers accidents at work. If an employee intentionally injures himself, it’s not an accident. But what if an employee’s injury happened because he wasn’t paying attention to what he […]

What Do You Think? To fall under the workers’ compensation act, a Virginia employer 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 […]