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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 […]
What are the Two Types of Compensable Psychological Injuries in New York?
What are the Two Types of Compensable Psychological Injuries in New York?

Do You Know the Rule? Only accidental injuries arising out of and in the course of employment are compensable under New York’s Workers' Compensation Law. This sometimes includes psychological injuries.  Interested in compliance information from […]
Did Claimant’s Scooter Business Run over his PTD Benefits?
Did Claimant’s Scooter Business Run over his PTD Benefits?

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Soccer Player Scores Second Look at Knee Injury Claim
Soccer Player Scores Second Look at Knee Injury Claim

Case File A professional soccer player injured her knee while playing in 2001 or 2002, but in 2015 she began experiencing problems with the other knee, something she attributed to having to walk different because […]