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Could Burned Oil Workers Bypass Louisiana’s Workers’ Comp Exclusive Remedy Rule?
Could Burned Oil Workers Bypass Louisiana’s Workers’ Comp Exclusive Remedy Rule?

What Do You Think? Establishing intentional tort for a work-related injury is a bit like finding oil in the backyard. It’s really unlikely. A case involving two oil refinery workers who were tragically burned on […]
Deliberate Intention in Oregon a Narrow, but Potentially Costly, Exception to the Exclusive Remedy Provision
Deliberate Intention in Oregon a Narrow, but Potentially Costly, Exception to the Exclusive Remedy Provision

Do You Know the Rule? In Oregon, the sole remedy for an employee injured during work is workers’ compensation. ORS 656.018. This is known as the “exclusive remedy” provision. There are exceptions to that rule, […]
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 […]
What’s within a WCJ’s Discretion in a Pa. Workers’ Compensation Case?
What’s within a WCJ’s Discretion in a Pa. Workers’ Compensation Case?

Courts & Compliance Recently, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court considered what a workers' compensation judge must do at trial and what deference a WCJ's decisions are entitled to on appeal. I the case, Lebanon Transit v. […]