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When is Mental Injury Compensable in Arkansas?
When is Mental Injury Compensable in Arkansas?

Do You Know the Rule? General rule A mental injury or mental illness is compensable in Arkansas, but only if it is caused by physical injury to the employee’s body.  What are the specific requirements […]
Specific Incident Injuries in Arkansas
Specific Incident Injuries in Arkansas

Do You Know the Rule? The main category of compensable injury in Arkansas occurs as a result of a “specific incident.” Claimants have to establish four elements to succeed on such a claim. How does […]
Can Injured Janitor who Kept Working get PPD Benefits?
Can Injured Janitor who Kept Working get PPD Benefits?

What Do You Think? In Arkansas, depending on an injured worker's age, education, and experience, she may be entitled to permanent partial disability benefits in excess of her percentage of permanent physical impairment. A recent case […]
Was Officer who Hit Head, Saw ‘Stars,’ Entitled to Compensation for Brain Injury?
Was Officer who Hit Head, Saw ‘Stars,’ Entitled to Compensation for Brain Injury?

In Arkansas, an injury arising from a specific incident at work is only compensable if there are objective medical findings to back it up. A case involving a police officer who hit his head during […]
Parents of Deceased Ark. Worker Lose Out to Son’s Wife on Dependency Benefits
Parents of Deceased Ark. Worker Lose Out to Son’s Wife on Dependency Benefits

Case File While it was culturally accepted that a worker would take care of his parents as they got older, the fact that he was married at the time of his on-the-job death meant that […]
Was Good Samaritan Band Leader Performing Job Duties on Way to Conference?
Was Good Samaritan Band Leader Performing Job Duties on Way to Conference?

What Do You Think? An employee must be performing employment services at the time of injury to have a compensable claim in Arkansas. Is an employee driving to a work conference performing such services? What […]
Could Arkansas Food Worker Reopen Stale WC Claim?
Could Arkansas Food Worker Reopen Stale WC Claim?

What Do You Think? Phoenix, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Arizona, when an ALJ denies a claimant’s request to reopen a workers’ compensation case, the claimant has 90 days to challenge that decision. One case illustrates […]
Was Corrections Worker who Lost Eye Permanently Disabled?
Was Corrections Worker who Lost Eye Permanently Disabled?

What Do You Think? Newport, AR (WorkersCompensation.com) -- No matter how severe or upsetting an injury may be, a claimant in Arkansas seeking permanent disability still has to demonstrate that she can no longer work […]