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 […]

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) -- 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 […]

One question that can make or break a workers’ compensation claim, depending on the circumstances, is whether the worker was on the employer’s premises when the injury occurred. That question recently came up in a […]

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – The U.S. Supreme Court’s rejection of the Biden administration's vaccine mandate for non-healthcare industries showed that a majority of the Court thought the Occupational Safety and Health Administration went too far […]

Buffalo, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Although a truck driver for a shipping company had surgery after experiencing back pain at work, remarks he made to a physician assistant undid his claim. In Matter of Moore v. […]