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What Do You Think: Was Louisiana Renaissance Festival Jouster’s Fall from Horse Compensable?
What Do You Think: Was Louisiana Renaissance Festival Jouster’s Fall from Horse Compensable?

Hammond, LA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Louisiana exempts from workers’ compensation coverage certain types of employees, including, in some instances, “performers.” The definition of performer, however, is not clearcut.  A case involving a jousting competition at a […]
Is Parkinson’s an Occupational Disease? W. Va. Top Court Says, ‘No’ for Paint Tech
Is Parkinson’s an Occupational Disease? W. Va. Top Court Says, ‘No’ for Paint Tech

Huntington, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) -- To establish compensability in West Virginia and other states, a worker must first establish that he developed a condition as a result of work. And as Gwinn v. Lewis Chevrolet Company, […]
Receiving Medicaid Benefits for Surgery doesn’t Prevent Workers’ Compensation Claim
Receiving Medicaid Benefits for Surgery doesn’t Prevent Workers’ Compensation Claim

Boise, ID (WorkersCompensation.com) -- If someone receives Medicaid benefits to pay for surgery, does that rule out a case for workers' compensation benefits. Not according to Idaho's top court in Thompson v. Burley Inn, Inc., […]
What Do You Think: Was Caretaker’s ATV Rollover Caused by 3 Beers and 2 Shots — or 1 Excitable Dog?
What Do You Think: Was Caretaker’s ATV Rollover Caused by 3 Beers and 2 Shots — or 1 Excitable Dog?

Beulah, WY (WorkersCompensation.com) – In Wyoming, an injury is not an “injury” for workers’ compensation purposes if it was caused by intoxication. But what if some intervening event caused or was partially responsible for the […]
What Do You Think: Was Coworker’s Verbal Assault of Hospital Worker a ‘Workplace Accident?’
What Do You Think: Was Coworker’s Verbal Assault of Hospital Worker a ‘Workplace Accident?’

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Can verbal abuse ever cause a compensable psychological injury in New York? A case involving a senior rehabilitation for a city hospital with PTSD recently explored that question. The counselor claimed that […]
Clerk’s Icy Slip doesn’t Lead to TBI Finding
Clerk’s Icy Slip doesn’t Lead to TBI Finding

Minneapolis, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Even though spring is in the air across the country, weather-related safety should be top of mind no matter the season. Although the worker in Zabel v. Gustavus Adolphus College, No. […]
What Do You Think: Could Pipeline Worker Hurt Returning to Jobsite from Visit Home Collect Benefits?
What Do You Think: Could Pipeline Worker Hurt Returning to Jobsite from Visit Home Collect Benefits?

Bay Springs, MS (WorkersCompensation.com) -- A traveling employee may be entitled to compensation for an injury sustained on the road. But what if the employee travels home for a day or two, and gets into […]
What Do You Think: Could Seamstress Claim Benefits for COVID-related Lung Injuries?
What Do You Think: Could Seamstress Claim Benefits for COVID-related Lung Injuries?

Albany, NY (WorkersCompensation.com). An employee who was exposed to COVID-19 at work may believe she contracted it there. But what types of facts can a New York claimant rely on to demonstrate she has a […]