Case File Without evidence of an intentional tort committed, instigated, or authorized by her employer, a New York worker couldn't establish that the sexual assault she experienced at the hands of her supervisor for nine […]

Case File When is a workplace assault compensable under Florida's Workers' Compensation Law? When the work environment exposes the worker to an increased risk of assault. Case Bouayad v. Normandy Ins. Co., No. SC2023-1576 (Fla. […]

Glossary Check Workers' compensation fraud might be the kind of thing that you think you know when you see, but state law usually has a definition for it. That's the case in Hawaii, which, as […]

We hope you're having a great summer. If you have a few minutes on July 23 at 1 p.m. Eastern, we're having a Comp & Circumstance gathering. It's our chance to catch, build community, and […]

Bits & Pieces Do you know how taxes on uninsured and self-insured employers in Virginia work? Simply Research subscribers do, but here's a quick look. One half of One Percent For the purpose of providing […]

Compliance Corner When it comes to workers' compensation law in the Bay State, the best way to figure out who's an "employee" might be to go through who isn't one. Simply Research subscribers can do […]

Case File A Nebraska statute spelling out that compensation court judgments and awards have the "same force and effect as a judgment" and that "all proceedings in relation thereto shall ... be the same as […]

Case File When a workers' compensation claimant indulges in fraud, he forfeits his right to obtain benefits, but is the forfeiture retroactive or only after the misrepresentation was made? Case Cousain v. Smitty's Supply, Inc., […]