What Do You Think? In Arkansas, depending on an injured worker's age, education, and experience, she may be entitled to permanent partial disability benefits in excess of her percentage of permanent physical impairment. A recent case […]

In Arkansas, an injury arising from a specific incident at work is only compensable if there are objective medical findings to back it up. A case involving a police officer who hit his head during […]

Do You Know the Rule? Mississippi employers can defend themselves against an employee's workers' compensation claim where the employee was injured in part because of the illegal use of drugs. But they’ll have to prove […]

Is statistical evidence that a worker was just as likely to contract COVID-19 outside of work than at work enough, by itself, to defeat a workers’ compensation claim? The state’s High Court recently addressed that […]

Do You Know the Rule? In New York, a claimant receiving permanent partial disability benefits may seek reclassification based on an extreme hardship. If the request is granted, the claimant may be classified as having […]

What Do You Think? When an employee takes leave that may be for an FMLA-qualifying serious health condition, the employer must notify the employee of her eligibility to take FMLA leave. A case involving an […]

What Do You Think? Employees normally can’t sue for negligence when they are hurt at work. This is because, generally, their only avenue of relief is the workers’ compensation act. But what if a volunteer […]

Do You Know the Rule? In Arizona, many employers are likely to face a workers’ compensation claim for mental injuries at some point. Workers seeking compensation for these injuries have a high standard to meet. […]