Do You Know the Rule? Under Kentucky law, a party against which a worker makes a claim, but which is not the direct employer of the claimant, may claim "up-the-ladder immunity" by first presenting proof […]

Case File When a Florida bus driver made misrepresentations about an injury she experienced in 2021, she lost out on worker's compensation benefits for it. But when she experienced another injury in 2022, for which […]

Federal Focus A computer error caused a FECA benefits recipient to receive more than $18,000 through no fault of his. But his failure to turn in financial information meant that he couldn't escape paying it […]

Case File A Tennessee worker didn't have history showing that her knee arthritis caused problems until a wreck on the job aggravated it. Did that make a difference for her workers' compensation claim? Simply Research […]

Glossary Check When it comes to workers' compensation benefits, in tragic cases, it may be necessary to determine who a worker's dependents are to determine distribution of benefits. As Simply Research subscribers know, Connecticut workers' […]

Glossary Check Fraud might feel like of those "I-know-it-when-I-see-it" kinds of things, but determining whether or not certain conduct counts as workers' compensation "fraud" under legal definitions can prove pivotal to a worker's future. Thanks […]

Safety at Work The last time Wisconsin-based Sentry Equipment experienced a lost-time incident, current Sentry EHS chief Canton Larson was 3 years old, and the world was bracing for the uncertainty of Y2K's impact on technology. Twenty-six years later, […]

Compliance Corner Whether or not a workers' compensation claim is paid or denied is the nuts and bolts of compliance, but what are the rules? Here's what Indiana law provides, as detailed on Simply Research. […]