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Cheat Sheet: What are the Exceptions to N.Y. ‘Coming and Going’ Rule?
Cheat Sheet: What are the Exceptions to N.Y. ‘Coming and Going’ Rule?

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The general rule in New York workers’ compensation law is that an employee is not entitled to benefits for an injury that occurs on the way to or from work. […]
Do You Know the Rule? S.C. ‘Travel Compensation’ Exception to ‘Coming and Going’ Rule
Do You Know the Rule? S.C. ‘Travel Compensation’ Exception to ‘Coming and Going’ Rule

Columbia, SC (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In South Carolina, as in other states, employees are eligible for workers’ compensation benefits with respect to injuries that occur within the scope of their employment. Under the “coming and going […]
N.Y. Iron Worker’s Doctors Showed his Fall Exacerbated Existing Injury
N.Y. Iron Worker’s Doctors Showed his Fall Exacerbated Existing Injury

Flushing, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – If an employer believes that an accident that occurred at work was not the cause of a worker’s claimed injury, it’s vital for the company to challenge the worker’s medical testimony […]
Do You Know the Rule? What ‘Imbecility’ Means for Lifetime Economic Benefits in Texas
Do You Know the Rule? What ‘Imbecility’ Means for Lifetime Economic Benefits in Texas

Austin, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Incurable imbecility is one of the bases for an injured worker to obtain lifetime economic benefits in Texas. While the regulations that address the issue don’t define the term, courts have […]
Could Electrician Run Over by Drunk Colleague Collect Workers’ Compensation Benefits?
Could Electrician Run Over by Drunk Colleague Collect Workers’ Compensation Benefits?

Syracuse, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Employees who are intoxicated when they are injured generally have difficulty showing they suffered a compensable injury. But what if, despite the worker’s drinking, it was an intoxicated coworker that caused […]
Attempt to Exempt Driver from WC Coverage Saddles Wash. Company with Attorney’s Fee Award
Attempt to Exempt Driver from WC Coverage Saddles Wash. Company with Attorney’s Fee Award

Seattle, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- A worker generally cannot waive his or her right to workers’ compensation benefits. For that reason, a company that sues a worker for breaching an agreement to waive such benefits is […]
What Do You Think: Was Pilot who Racked up Flying time at Ill. Sky-diving Company ‘Employee?’
What Do You Think: Was Pilot who Racked up Flying time at Ill. Sky-diving Company ‘Employee?’

Geneseo, IL (WorkersCompensation.com)–Whether someone who volunteers for a company is an employee for purposes of workers’ compensation depends on whether there was an employment contract—even an unspoken one. A case involving a pilot who volunteered […]
What Do You Think: Was N.Y. Detective Trashed by Truck ‘In Course of Employment?’
What Do You Think: Was N.Y. Detective Trashed by Truck ‘In Course of Employment?’

Stonybrook, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Employees are usually not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for injuries that occur on their way to work. But as a case involving a detective struck by a truck on the […]