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What Do You Think: Did Probation Officer Lose Job Because She Left Work for Embryo Transfer?
What Do You Think: Did Probation Officer Lose Job Because She Left Work for Embryo Transfer?

Lebanon, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) An employee claiming FMLA retaliation may continue with her lawsuit, even if her employer points to a valid basis for firing her. However, the employee will have to first show that her […]
What Do You Think: Was Slipping on Stairs and Spraining Knee Work-related?
What Do You Think: Was Slipping on Stairs and Spraining Knee Work-related?

Ravenswood, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In West Virginia, a workers’ compensation claimant generally must show that his physical injury arose from something about his job that increased the risk of harm. But how significant does the […]
What Do You Think: Did Failure to Lower Cholesterol Doom Cop’s Claim for Heart Disease?
What Do You Think: Did Failure to Lower Cholesterol Doom Cop’s Claim for Heart Disease?

Las Vegas, NV (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Police officers in Nevada are entitled to a presumption that their heart disease arose out of and in the course of employment. Insurers and employers, however, can overcome that presumption. […]
What Do You Think: Can CNA Tie COVID-19 Infection to Nursing Home Work During Pandemic’s Peak? 
What Do You Think: Can CNA Tie COVID-19 Infection to Nursing Home Work During Pandemic’s Peak? 

Opp, AL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- It can be challenging for a workers’ compensation claimant to tie her COVID-19 infection to their job, even when she works in a particularly risky setting.  A lawsuit involving a nursing […]
Twice-fired Parks and Rec Worker’s FMLA Interference Claim Runs out of Gas
Twice-fired Parks and Rec Worker’s FMLA Interference Claim Runs out of Gas

St. Petersburg, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employer’s good faith efforts to respond to an FMLA request can go a long way toward defeating an FMLA interference claim. A case involving a parks and recreation worker […]
Do You Know the Rule? California’s ‘Commercial Traveler’ Rule
Do You Know the Rule? California’s ‘Commercial Traveler’ Rule

Sacramento, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The general rule in California workers’ compensation law is that an employee is not considered to be in the course and scope of employment while traveling to or from work. Under […]
What Do You Think: Did ‘Double Whammy’ of Heat, Physical Labor, Fuel Roadside Mechanic’s Heart Attack? 
What Do You Think: Did ‘Double Whammy’ of Heat, Physical Labor, Fuel Roadside Mechanic’s Heart Attack? 

Greencastle, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When an employee has a heart attack at work, there is always the question of whether his job activities, rather than his personal habits and physical health, caused the attack.   As […]
Do You Know the Rule? Pa. Compensability of Psychological Injuries
Do You Know the Rule? Pa. Compensability of Psychological Injuries

Pittsburgh, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Not every injury is readily apparent. Some injuries may manifest as depression, anxiety, or PTSD. In Pennsylvania, employees seeking workers’ compensation benefits for a mental injury arising from something stressful at […]