BASIC RULE Workers’ compensation is an employee’s exclusive remedy for injuries that arise out of employment and occur in the course of employment. KRS 342.690(1). This means that the employee cannot sue the employer in […]

What Do You Think? Kentucky employers should think twice before trying to avoid paying a claim merely based on alcohol intoxication. A case involving a road safety worker who had alcohol in his blood when […]

What Do You Think? In most cases, only injuries that happen during, or just before or after, an employee’s work hours are compensable. But what if an employee shows up really early and gets injured? […]

What Do You Think? Workers’ compensation covers accidents at work. If an employee intentionally injures himself, it’s not an accident. But what if an employee’s injury happened because he wasn’t paying attention to what he […]

What Do You Think? To fall under the workers’ compensation act, a Virginia employee must have three or more employees. But does that include subcontractors, or workers who are only involved on projects for short […]

What Do You Think? Workers’ compensation judges may consider a variety of factors when determining whether a claimant is permanently disabled. A case involving a worker injured operating a front-end loader highlights the type of […]

State Snapshot BASIC RULE Workers’ compensation is an employee’s exclusive remedy for injuries that arise out of employment and occur in the course of employment. NRS 616A.020. Employers are immune to most civil lawsuits concerning […]

What Do You Think? In Delaware, a “displaced worker” is generally entitled to total disability benefits. When that’s the case, there may be no end to the payments the employer or carrier must make. A […]