25 for 25 in '25 A few years back, the Minnesota Supreme Court took up the question of whether employers had to reimburse for medical marijuana and found that federal law preempting state law and […]

What Do You Think? Timing is often a key factor in whether an employee’s retaliation claim succeeds. Courts tend to place a lot of weight on how much time passed between the claim and the […]

Case File Although performing CPR on people, including children, who might not pull through isn't beyond what a firefighter might expect on the job, witnessing the deaths of two babies in a 16-month period following […]

State Snapshot BASIC RULE In Connecticut, the Workers’ Compensation Act provides the exclusive remedy for employees injured “arising out of and in the course of employment.” This means that employers are immune to their employees’ […]

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 […]

Case File After sustaining an injury from a toppling load, an employee for Lowe's had a somewhat rocky relationship with a doctor treating her, eventually holding up a picture of Jesus and declaring that he […]

Case File The question of whether an employer or the estate of a deceased worker bore the burden of proof on the amount of a lien on the proportionate share of the cost of collection. […]

Case File When a nurse was caught on video working in the yard, going shopping, and getting around pretty well, did it mean she was a fraud or was it consistent with what she told […]