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Did 2 Calls in 7 Days to Shootings Make Firefighter’s PTSD Compensable?
Did 2 Calls in 7 Days to Shootings Make Firefighter’s PTSD Compensable?

What Do You Think? To recover for a mental injury, it must be caused by work-related stress that is truly unusual for the job in question. Because firefighters respond to a lot of difficult situations, […]
Was Firefighter Injured Doing Laundry Entitled to Workers’ Comp?
Was Firefighter Injured Doing Laundry Entitled to Workers’ Comp?

What Do You Think? Firefighting is a difficult and dangerous job. So, when a firefighter gets hurt at work, one assumes the injury occurred when he or she was heroically battling a dangerous conflagration–not when […]
Inconsistencies Abound but don’t Hurt Calif. Worker’s Case
Inconsistencies Abound but don’t Hurt Calif. Worker’s Case

Case File While a California worker presented some contradictory information about his injury, they weren't enough to show that he did not experience an injury arising out of and in the course of his employment. […]
When is an Injury Covered by Workers’ Compensation in California?
When is an Injury Covered by Workers’ Compensation in California?

Workers' Comp 101 In the Golden State, what makes an injury come under the workers' compensation system? That kind of information for California and the rest of the U.S. is on Simply Research, but we […]
Was Truck Driver’s Beating Random Road Rage or Compensable Injury?
Was Truck Driver’s Beating Random Road Rage or Compensable Injury?

What Do You Think? A compensable injury must arise out of employment. A case involving a commercial truck driver for a Virginia company addresses the question of whether a road rage incident can be sufficiently […]
Could Injured Worker get Benefits for Reinjury Helping Buddy Move Washing Machine?
Could Injured Worker get Benefits for Reinjury Helping Buddy Move Washing Machine?

What Do You Think? An injury that does not occur in the course of employment can be compensable in Louisiana depending on how closely related it is to a prior work-related injury. A case involving […]
Fla. 120-Day Rule Operates to Make Teacher’s Claims Compensable
Fla. 120-Day Rule Operates to Make Teacher’s Claims Compensable

Case File When a Florida teacher sought continuing medical treatments for headaches she experienced after being hit by a student, her employer's failure to contest the compensability of those headaches within 120 days meant she […]
Was Janitor whose Knee Popped in Hallway Entitled to Benefits?
Was Janitor whose Knee Popped in Hallway Entitled to Benefits?

What Do You Think? Ravenswood, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) -- To obtain workers’ compensation benefits, an employee generally has to show, among other things, that her injury was caused by her work activities. A case involving a […]