The defense brief has now been submitted to California Supreme Court for review on the question of whether the workers’ compensation act does bars a claim against an employer by a household contact of an […]

Chicago, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- An employee can establish FMLA interference even if the employer did not actually deny him leave--at least, in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana. In fact, merely discouraging an employee from pursuing a […]

Citrus Harvesting Inc. did not maintain an effective heat illness plan for workers’ safety DUETTE, FL – A federal workplace safety investigation has found a 35-year-old farmworker died from heat illness on a Duette farm in […]

Every few months, I try to stop and compile similarities in questions that we receive – (often now in person) for articles and to hone our Workers Comp advice.  Workers Comp does not really ever […]

This did not need to happen. Nicole Piggott remembers saying these six words to herself at the funeral of an employee who worked as a railway engineer during her years in the mining industry. The worker […]

Since the birth of case management in the workers’ compensation industry, payers and employers have struggled to quantify the impact that case management has on a claim. Questions surrounding whether case management saves money on […]

On August 10, 2022, the Supreme Court of South Dakota, in Althoff v. Pro-Tec Roofing, Inc., clarified the intentional tort exception to workers compensation (WC) exclusive remedy, finding that employees who sue their employers for work-related […]

Governor Newsom has appointed Joe Capurro to the California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. Capurro is a distinguished veteran applicant attorney who has practiced in San Jose. Ethical, knowledgeable, and compassionate, Capurro is an excellent choice for […]