Glossary Check For those who need to work in technical language and get it right, knowing definitions of terms and how they're defined or described under states' workers' compensation laws could come in handy. Simply […]

Do You Know the Rule? As with most other jurisdictions, Wisconsin has statutory provisions regarding what happens when a worker experiences an injury heading to or leaving from the job. That information is available to […]

Glossary Check Anyone who's been around workers' compensation long enough knows that what words mean can sometimes matter to how a claim turns out -- or doesn't. One of those words is disability, and the […]

Case File The Connecticut Supreme Court stepped in to say that an administrative law judge has discretion to award a claimant, after she reaches maximum medical improvement, ongoing temporary incapacity benefits in lieu of permanent […]

Do You Know the Rule? Telehealth has been going strong in workers' compensation for years and became a go-to during the COVID-19 pandemic. As Simply Research subscribers know, there are some basics about telehealth in […]

25 for 25 in '25 We take it back to '05 and a New York case that teaches us that a written agreement may still be enforceable in the eyes of a workers' compensation exception […]

Federal Focus A Transportation Security Administration worker had to watch a training video on shootings and participate in an active shooter role play scenario, which triggered his PTSD and supported his workers' compensation argument. Simply […]

If you've read any of our Women's History Month profiles this year or last, please do me a favor: Stop what you're doing and send a note of appreciation to Dr. Claire C. Muselman. Her […]