Casper, WY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- An impairment rating isn’t the end of the story for determining whether a worker is or isn’t due workers’ compensation benefits.  As the worker learned in Rodriguez v. Wyoming, No. S-22-0131 […]

Butte, MT (WorkersCompensation.com) -- It’s becoming increasingly common for people to hold down more than one job, which can raise some compensation questions if a worker injured doing one job isn’t able to work the […]

Minneapolis, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In many states, presumptions apply that grant workers in certain fields an entitlement to benefits that require employers to rebut the presumption.  Such is the case in Minnesota, as Juntunen v. […]

Stuart, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- I have a confession to make: My favorite thing about workers' compensation is the case law. On the one hand, the policy wonk in me loves the "dry" cases that just […]

Richmond, VA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- What's it take to secure permanent total disabilities benefits in the Old Dominion? The following information breaks down Virginia's PTD rules and calculations. PTD An employee is considered permanently totally disabled […]

Juneau, AK (WorkersCompensation.com) -- It’s unarguably stressful for a school nurse to attempt to save a child’s life only to have that child later die from the injuries the nurse was attempting to treat.  However, […]

Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) -- If one thing is certain over the past few years, it's that the COVID-19 pandemic has changed quite a few things. One of those things, at least in the State of […]

Hartford, CT (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Under Connecticut law, as is the case in other states, special provisions apply for law enforcement, firefighters, and emergency medical personnel that create special provisions for compensation. Here's a highlight of […]