Fayetteville, AR (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Are there any circumstances when taking a shower could be considered performing a job duty? A case involving a “generalist” who performed maintenance, repairs, and various other duties for the University […]

Gallatin, TN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- If a worker experiences pain that could be related to a workplace injury, what happens if the compensable injury happened a long time ago? In Hudgins v. Global Personnel Solutions Inc., […]

Augusta, ME (WorkersCompensation.com) -- If you're thinking about torts and on-the-job injuries, you're probably also thinking about exclusive remedy rules in most states. What an exclusive remedy rule does is prevent someone from suing for […]

Birmingham, AL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In today's What Do You Think feature, the question at hand focused on whether an Alabama CNA could make a case that she contracted COVID-19 from her job, thereby making it […]

Opp, AL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- It can be challenging for a workers’ compensation claimant to tie her COVID-19 infection to their job, even when she works in a particularly risky setting.  A lawsuit involving a nursing […]

Greencastle, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When an employee has a heart attack at work, there is always the question of whether his job activities, rather than his personal habits and physical health, caused the attack.   As […]

Pittsburgh, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Not every injury is readily apparent. Some injuries may manifest as depression, anxiety, or PTSD. In Pennsylvania, employees seeking workers’ compensation benefits for a mental injury arising from something stressful at […]

Jackson, TN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Workers who suffer a gradual onset injury, such as hearing loss that occurs over a long period, must notify their employer of the injury within 30 days of when they knew […]