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 […]

Chicago, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Taking paid time off for COVID-19-related reasons was par for the course for much of 2020, but how much information did employees need to provide to get that time? That question […]

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) –  Flight attendant uniforms find themselves regularly at the center of workers’ compensation disputes, but don’t always end up being the cause of the flight attendant’s inury. However, in Molina v. […]

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – Last week’s news that the U.S. Supreme Court gave a no-go to the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for all non-healthcare industries grabbed headlines and gave employers yet another pandemic-era reason to […]