Compliance Corner If you're intoxicated and you get hurt on the job in Colorado, it will be presumed that your intoxication caused the injury unless you can prove otherwise. Simply Research subscribers have access to […]

Case File In a case that Simply Research subscribers have access to, Utah's top court explained that the state's legislature intended that a claimant who wants to seek the type of benefits workers’ compensation provides […]

Compliance Corner If you wanted to know about the exclusive remedy rule and temporary employees under Utah workers' compensation law, you could find that information on Simply Research. But we decided to highlight some of […]

25 for 25 in '25 A few years back, the Minnesota Supreme Court took up the question of whether employers had to reimburse for medical marijuana and found that federal law preempting state law and […]

Compliance Corner Volunteering and workers' compensation don't typically go hand-in-hand, but rules are made for exceptions, and, as Simply Research subscribers know, there are circumstances in which Utah volunteers for nongovernment entities may be eligible […]

Case File Because an ALJ's decision imputing earning capacity based on the state's minimum wage in 2023 didn't get sent to the parties until 2024, the Appellate Division determined that a revision was due to […]

Compliance Corner When states decriminalize cannabis, there's often confusion on what people can and can't do with the drug. That confusion has the potential to impact workers' compensation claims, as there could be a misconception […]

Case File Although performing CPR on people, including children, who might not pull through isn't beyond what a firefighter might expect on the job, witnessing the deaths of two babies in a 16-month period following […]