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Could Hallucinating Worker Link Fall from Ladder to Brain Injury?
Could Hallucinating Worker Link Fall from Ladder to Brain Injury?

What Do You Think? Employees may be entitled to worker’s compensation benefits if an accident causes an injury that is outside of common knowledge. But they will need reliable medical testimony to show the injury […]
Increased Risk from Work Environment Makes Shooting Compensable: Florida Supreme Court
Increased Risk from Work Environment Makes Shooting Compensable: Florida Supreme Court

Case File When is a workplace assault compensable under Florida's Workers' Compensation Law? When the work environment exposes the worker to an increased risk of assault. Case Bouayad v. Normandy Ins. Co., No. SC2023-1576 (Fla. […]
Could Wife get Benefits for Truck Driver’s Heart Attack During Traffic Stop?
Could Wife get Benefits for Truck Driver’s Heart Attack During Traffic Stop?

What Do You Think? In Tennessee, a heart attack at work may be compensable if it is precipitated by an unusual event. But how unusual does it have to be? Are we talking about a […]
Could Porter Double Dip Remedies for Hand Caught in Elevator Door?
Could Porter Double Dip Remedies for Hand Caught in Elevator Door?

What Do You Think? The exclusive remedy rule protects employers who carry workers’ compensation coverage from most personal injury lawsuits. A New York case involving a porter who injured his hand reaching into an elevator […]
Could Agent get Benefits for 2021 Death Threat by NYC Subway Rider?
Could Agent get Benefits for 2021 Death Threat by NYC Subway Rider?

What Do You Think? A case involving a customer service agent for the New York City subway system highlights how the standard for compensability of psychological injuries has changed, and hints at the types of […]
Could Mom get Funeral Expenses for Traveling Subway Worker who Hit Truck?
Could Mom get Funeral Expenses for Traveling Subway Worker who Hit Truck?

What Do You Think? An injured employee in Illinois may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits as long as she was not acting intentionally or recklessly. But what if she were injured while driving from […]
Was Nurse on COVID Front Lines Entitled to Workers’ Compensation Benefits for PTSD?
Was Nurse on COVID Front Lines Entitled to Workers’ Compensation Benefits for PTSD?

What Do You Think? In Virginia, an “ordinary disease of life,” such as the flu or COVID-19 is not compensable unless evidence directly links it to the claimant’s work. A case involving a nurse whose […]
Did Injured Route Driver’s Inattention put Brakes on Workers’ Comp Claim?
Did Injured Route Driver’s Inattention put Brakes on Workers’ Comp Claim?

What Do You Think? Workers’ compensation covers accidents at work. If an employee intentionally injures himself, it’s not an accident. But what if an employee’s injury happened because he wasn’t paying attention to what he […]