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 […]

State Snapshot BASIC RULE In Washington, workers’ compensation generally is an employee’s exclusive legal remedy against an employer for a work-related injury. RCW 51.04.010. This means that an employee generally cannot sue the employer in […]

What Do You Think? Under what circumstances can a Montana insurance carrier order a second IME? Does it have to first convince a court that it has good cause for doing so? A recent case […]

What Do You Think? Can a carrier that blows by a statutory deadline face a bad faith claim even if the worker ultimately isn’t entitled to benefits? An Arizona case addressed whether a carrier’s handling […]