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A/C Problems Lead to Heat-related Claim for Goodwill Worker who Fell Out on Job
A/C Problems Lead to Heat-related Claim for Goodwill Worker who Fell Out on Job

Case File Applying its deferential standard of review, the West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals affirmed a Board of Review decision finding that a Goodwill employee established a compensable injury after allegedly becoming overheated and […]
What does ‘Case Management’ Mean in Tennessee?
What does ‘Case Management’ Mean in Tennessee?

Glossary Check When it comes to case management and case managers in Tennessee, what is the terminology and the vocabulary for workers' compensation? Thanks to Simply Research, here's a look. Case Management “Case Management” means […]
N.C. Ag. Worker’s Heatstroke Injury doesn’t Show ‘Intentional’ Tort for Exclusive Remedy Purposes
N.C. Ag. Worker’s Heatstroke Injury doesn’t Show ‘Intentional’ Tort for Exclusive Remedy Purposes

Case File Although a North Carolina corporation was cited for a previous heat-related death, its failure to follow a series of steps that could have prevented a worker's heatstroke didn't show "intentional" conduct sufficient to […]
CBP Officer Felt Pain, but could he Secure Workers’ Comp Gain from Iron-Pumping Injury?
CBP Officer Felt Pain, but could he Secure Workers’ Comp Gain from Iron-Pumping Injury?

Federal Focus When a Customs and Border Protection officer hurt himself while lifting weights at home during COVID, did his injury occur on or off the job? ECAB weighed in and asked OWCP to get […]
Delaware’s Exclusive Remedy Rule
Delaware’s Exclusive Remedy Rule

State Snapshot BASIC RULE In Delaware, workers’ compensation is an employee’s sole legal remedy for a work-related injury. 19 Del. C. § 2304. This means that an injured employee cannot sue his employer in tort […]
Emails about Schedule, Review of Map, Defeat N.Y. Fire Inspector’s MVA-Related Claim
Emails about Schedule, Review of Map, Defeat N.Y. Fire Inspector’s MVA-Related Claim

Case File When a fire inspector/firefighter attempted to claim that he was traveling from one inspection site to another, an email and a map conspired to defeat his argument that he was on the clock […]
Could Teacher who had Stroke Just before Performance Evaluation Obtain Benefits? 
Could Teacher who had Stroke Just before Performance Evaluation Obtain Benefits? 

What Do You Think? Delaware workers’ compensation law requires "but-for" causation when an employee’s pre-existing condition is aggravated by a specific, identifiable industrial accident. But the employee has to meet a higher standard if she […]
Did N.Y. Workers’ Comp Claimant Provide Grounds for Reopening Overpayment Decision?
Did N.Y. Workers’ Comp Claimant Provide Grounds for Reopening Overpayment Decision?

What Do You Think? When a claimant tries to claw back what he thinks is his several years after a decision against him came down, the record -- including recordings -- may come back to […]