What Do You Think? In Louisiana, an employee's false statement on an employment form about past medical conditions could lead to the forfeiture of his worker’s compensation benefits. A case involving a driver who fell […]

State Snapshot BASIC RULE In Colorado, workers’ compensation generally is an employee’s exclusive legal remedy against an employer for injuries arising out of and in the course of employment. Colo. Rev. Stat. §§ 8-41-102 and […]

What Do You Think? An injury an employee sustains at a mandatory workplace event is typically compensable. But what happens if the event is accompanied by a voluntary activity? Can an employee hurt during that […]

What Do You Think? To obtain workers’ compensation for PTSD on the job in New York City, the incident has to be pretty wild, especially if you work in the subway system. An incident in […]

What Do You Think? Only employees are entitled to workers’ compensation benefits in Louisiana. Thus, it’s critical for employers to know which factors make a worker an independent contractor, and which ones make him a […]

What Do You Think? In Arizona, and other states, injured employees seeking benefits typically have to provide medical evidence showing that a workplace accident caused their injury. That’s generally not the case, however, if the […]

Case File A firefighter’s heart-rhythm disorders qualified as “heart disease” under Florida’s heart-lung statute, the Florida First District Court of Appeal held. This entitled the firefighter to the statute’s presumption that the injuries arose out […]

State Snapshot BASIC RULE In Montana, workers’ compensation generally is an employee’s exclusive remedy against an insured employer for a work-related injury, occupational disease, or death. Mont. Code Ann. § 39-71-411. This means that the […]