Community Question From time to time, we like to take a question we get from our extended workers' compensation family and turn it over to the human-powered Simply Research Compliance Team as well as our […]

Case File A worker's death was due to safety lapses on the jobsite, but because his coworkers didn't actually know of the peril. Simply Research subscribers have access to the full text of the decision. […]

Case File An Oklahoma statute directed that employees "shall" be granted "one change of treating physician," but did that mean subsequent changes were against the rules? Simply Research subscribers have access to the full text […]

Compliance Corner Working with wage loss benefits in Michigan requires following rules, which appear on Simply Research and are highlighted here. How Michigan Determines Wage Loss Benefits In Michigan, disability and wage loss are established, […]

Quick Hits As Simply Research readers know, a key step in whether a worker has a workers' compensation claim is determining whether the injury arose out of and in the course of the worker's employment. […]

Glossary Check It might not be hard to describe what it means for someone to be "intoxicated," but what if it has to do with workers' compensation? Thankfully, Simply Research has the information covered. For […]

Case File A construction contractor's lack of control over a law enforcement officer's work directing traffic around a project meant that it was not the officer's joint employer for workers' compensation purposes. Simply Research subscribers […]

Around the States Since the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine has become a regular option for employers, workers, and insurers navigating the contours of a workers' compensation claim, including maximum medical improvement (or other similar state-specific terminology) […]