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Case Lesson: DOL Clarifies FMLA-Holiday Interplay
Case Lesson: DOL Clarifies FMLA-Holiday Interplay

If a holiday occurs during an employee’s workweek, and an employee works for part of the week and uses Family and Medical Leave Act leave for part of the week, the holiday does not reduce […]
N.J. Top Court Upholds $861K Award for Worker with Crushed, Amputated Foot
N.J. Top Court Upholds $861K Award for Worker with Crushed, Amputated Foot

Newark, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When workers sue someone after getting hurt on the job, tricky legal questions sometimes pop up, particularly if it's unclear who employed whom in a negligence context. Such was the case […]
Attempt to Exempt Driver from WC Coverage Saddles Wash. Company with Attorney’s Fee Award
Attempt to Exempt Driver from WC Coverage Saddles Wash. Company with Attorney’s Fee Award

Seattle, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- A worker generally cannot waive his or her right to workers’ compensation benefits. For that reason, a company that sues a worker for breaching an agreement to waive such benefits is […]
Workers’ Comp 101 Round-Up
Workers’ Comp 101 Round-Up

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- You might have noticed in our legal- and compliance-oriented stories, we like to give you a little bit of nuts-and-bolts info that we call Workers' Comp 101. To help you keep […]
What Do You Think: Was Pilot who Racked up Flying time at Ill. Sky-diving Company ‘Employee?’
What Do You Think: Was Pilot who Racked up Flying time at Ill. Sky-diving Company ‘Employee?’

Geneseo, IL (WorkersCompensation.com)–Whether someone who volunteers for a company is an employee for purposes of workers’ compensation depends on whether there was an employment contract—even an unspoken one. A case involving a pilot who volunteered […]
Navigating Recent Legal Decisions: Impacts on Adjusters in Idaho Workers’ Compensation Claims
Navigating Recent Legal Decisions: Impacts on Adjusters in Idaho Workers’ Compensation Claims

Boise, ID (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The Idaho Industrial Commission Annual Seminar on Workers' Compensation, held in Boise, Idaho, featured a highly anticipated session titled "The Impact of Recent Decisions on Adjusting Claims." This segment aimed to […]
Court’s Focus on Injury, Rather than Surgery, Halts W. Va. Worker’s Claim
Court’s Focus on Injury, Rather than Surgery, Halts W. Va. Worker’s Claim

Charleston, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Just because two doctors present evidence in a worker's favor doesn't mean that a court will go with the popular vote. In Lucas v. Blue Creek Mining, LLC, No. 21-0655 (W. […]
Bringing Gear Home Gives No Benefit to Employer, so Conn. Firefighter Loses Claim
Bringing Gear Home Gives No Benefit to Employer, so Conn. Firefighter Loses Claim

Waterbury, CT (WorkersCompensation.com) -- If a worker tries to shorten his commute by bringing necessary items for his job home with him, is that for his benefit or his employer's? According to the court in […]