Compliance Corner A key part of many workers' compensation claims is calculating an injured worker's wages. As Simply Research subscribers know, Wisconsin determines earnings as follows. Basics The average weekly earnings for temporary disability, permanent […]

What Do You Think? When determining disability benefits based on an employee’s average weekly wages, judges typically include salary, commissions, and bonuses. A recent Kentucky Supreme Court addresses whether an employee’s mileage reimbursement should be […]

Compliance Corner What are the ways that Vermont computes average weekly wage? The answer to that -- and so much more -- is on Simply Research, but we highlight the basics here. 26 Weeks Average […]

Case File Is an employee who experiences intermittent layoffs due to the seasonal nature of his job a "seasonal" worker under Maine law? Not necessarily, and Simply Research subscribers can read the full text about […]

What Do You Think? Florida's heart-lung statute creates a rebuttable presumption that heart disease is an accident that arose from employment for certain first responders, including law enforcement officers. A recent case involving a prison guard […]

Compliance Corner Tampa, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Anyone looking for compliance information in Florida could have that info at their fingertips with a Simply Research subscription. For example, what are the rules surround the weekly rate […]

Bangor, ME (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When does an employee's change in job duties represent new employment? As the Appellate Division of Maine's Workers' Compensation Board explained in Farmer v. Walmart Inc., No. 23-19 (W.C.B. Me. App. […]

West Orange, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Looking for the lowdown on New Jersey rates for 2024? Here they are. Update for 2024 Effective Dates: Jan. 1, 2024, through Dec. 31, 2024Statewide average weekly wage: $1,507.76Maximum: $1,131.00 […]