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Emails about Schedule, Review of Map, Defeat N.Y. Fire Inspector’s MVA-Related Claim
Emails about Schedule, Review of Map, Defeat N.Y. Fire Inspector’s MVA-Related Claim

Case File When a fire inspector/firefighter attempted to claim that he was traveling from one inspection site to another, an email and a map conspired to defeat his argument that he was on the clock […]
Comp & Circumstance | In Person | At WCI
Comp & Circumstance | In Person | At WCI

We hope you'll meet up with us at WCI for the next (and first-ever in-person) installment of Comp & Circumstance. It's happening Monday, Aug. 24, around 5 p.m. near the Starbucks kiosk. See you there!
What Must Colorado Insurers Survey Workers’ Comp Claimants About?
What Must Colorado Insurers Survey Workers’ Comp Claimants About?

Compliance Corner Under Colorado law, insurers must hit claimants up for some survey information. What does the Rocky Mountain State look for from such surveys? Thanks to Simply Research, we take a gander. Who gets Surveyed? […]
How do Connecticut Workers get Paid for Treatment Time, Hearings?
How do Connecticut Workers get Paid for Treatment Time, Hearings?

Compliance Corner When an injured worker in Connecticut has to miss work to get treatment for a work-related injury, how does she get paid? What about when the worker has to show up at a […]
What Must Employers Pay to the Second Injury Fund in Minnesota?
What Must Employers Pay to the Second Injury Fund in Minnesota?

Compliance Corner In Minnesota, state law directs provides how employers contribute to the second injury fund. Thanks to Simply Research, we highlight how the North Star States makes its calculations. Reports, Assessments On or before […]
Did N.Y. Workers’ Comp Claimant Provide Grounds for Reopening Overpayment Decision?
Did N.Y. Workers’ Comp Claimant Provide Grounds for Reopening Overpayment Decision?

What Do You Think? When a claimant tries to claw back what he thinks is his several years after a decision against him came down, the record -- including recordings -- may come back to […]
Despite Lack of Workers’ Comp, N.Y. Court Finds Triable Issues on Uber Driver’s ‘Employee’ Status
Despite Lack of Workers’ Comp, N.Y. Court Finds Triable Issues on Uber Driver’s ‘Employee’ Status

Case File Uber drivers don't get workers' compensation benefits, but does that mean they aren't "employees" under New York tort law? An Empire State court found that question, along with other considerations, merited jury review. […]
Vermont Supreme Court Upholds Exclusion of Workers’ Compensation Evidence in Negligence Action
Vermont Supreme Court Upholds Exclusion of Workers’ Compensation Evidence in Negligence Action

Case File A Vermont plaintiff who received workers' compensation benefits argued that jurors should have been informed of both the benefits and his obligation to reimburse them from any recovery. The Vermont Supreme Court disagreed, […]