Do You Know the Rule? To be compensable, an injury must occur in the course and scope of employment and arise out of employment. ’Under the street-risk rule, an injury that occurs while an employee is […]

What Do You Think? With states generally allowing individuals to carry guns, including at work, an interesting issue is whether a shooting accident at work can trigger a compensable claim. A case involving a claimant […]

What Do You Think? Arizona generally gives employees a year from the time of injury to file a workers’ compensation claim. But what if an employee doesn’t know that her illness is the type of […]

What Do You Think? FMLA retaliation lawsuits typically come down to whether there’s a causal link between an employee’s exercise of FMLA rights and the employer's adverse actions, such as termination. In the absence of […]

What Do You Think? Employees can sustain compensable injuries when they walk from the building where they work to a designated employee parking lot. But what if an employee gets injured when he leaves an […]

State Snapshot BASIC RULE In New Hampshire, workers’ compensation is the exclusive legal remedy an employee has for work-related injuries or occupational diseases against their employer and the employer’s insurer. RSA 281-A:8. This means that […]

What Do You Think? Survivors of Texas employees who die at work can sometimes sue employers for wrongful death. But, no matter how tragic or dramatic the death, they’ll have one especially big hurdle in […]

What Do You Think? A “travelling employee” who is injured while travelling may be entitled to workers’ compensation. But doesn’t every employee “travel” in some sense of the word? A case involving a handyman who […]