Harrisburg, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – When state law permits an employer that is paying workers’ compensation benefits to offset those payments with a credit for unemployment benefits the worker receives, what happens when a new, pandemic-related […]

Hillsdale, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Due to his health issues, a meat plant worker faced challenges with his job when the COVID-19 pandemic forced the plant to impose a mask requirement and eventually led to the […]

Mona, UT (WorkersCompensation.com) – When is an at-work injury and accidental injury, which would allow for an exception to a state’s exclusive remedy provision, and when is it an occupational disease, which might not? Utah’s […]

Stuart, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Readers of Monday’s What Do You Think feature encountered the story of a skeptical court addressing a worker’s claim that he fell down stairs when he had the chance to take […]

Springfield, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Is it odd if a 57-year-old man who weighs 284 pounds and who has had a prior knee surgery opts for going down two flights of stairs rather than waiting for […]

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – Throughout the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, the role of schools has been in the headlines and a subject for debate. In an effort to address issues schools – including their […]

Elk Grove Village, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- While it’s unclear how long the COVID-19 pandemic will last, it’s fairly safe to say that the era of COVID-related litigation has yet to reach its peak. Recently, a […]

Chicago, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, a period of medical leave may be an appropriate accommodation for a worker with a disability if it allows the worker to perform the essential […]