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What Do You Think: Did Medical Supply Driver who ‘Blew Out’ Knee on Stairs Face Heightened Risk?
What Do You Think: Did Medical Supply Driver who ‘Blew Out’ Knee on Stairs Face Heightened Risk?

Wheeling, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) -- To determine whether a worker who is injured while engaged in an activity that is neither distinctly personal nor distinctly employment-related in character, many courts apply the “increased-risk” test. The West […]
Chart View: W. Va. Basics of Compensability
Chart View: W. Va. Basics of Compensability

Charleston, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) -- If you're looking for a quick primer on what the fundamentals of workers' compensation law in West Virginia and how courts apply legal analysis, the following chart provides a reference guide. […]
Medical Evidence Disconnects Ariz. Worker’s Carpal Tunnel from AutoZone Work
Medical Evidence Disconnects Ariz. Worker’s Carpal Tunnel from AutoZone Work

Phoenix, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When a worker's wrist problems sent him into surgery, did he have enough medical evidence to establish a compensable injury? According to the court in, Johnson v. Industrial Commission of Arizona, […]
What Do You Think: May Worker who Punched Out Get Benefits for Tearing Tendon Getting in Truck? 
What Do You Think: May Worker who Punched Out Get Benefits for Tearing Tendon Getting in Truck? 

Tamaqua, PA (WorkersCompensation.com)–In Pennsylvania, a worker who is not engaging in work activities but is on his employer’s premises and is required by the nature of his employment to be there may be entitled to […]
Do You Know the Rule? Fla. Repetitive Trauma Claims
Do You Know the Rule? Fla. Repetitive Trauma Claims

In Florida, an accidental injury is compensable if it arises out of work performed in the course and scope of employment. This is the case even if the injury, such as carpal tunnel syndrome or […]
What Do You Think: Can Waffle House Cook Burned by Manager’s Back ‘Popping’ Get Medical Benefits? 
What Do You Think: Can Waffle House Cook Burned by Manager’s Back ‘Popping’ Get Medical Benefits? 

Tallahassee, FL ((WorkersCompensation.com) – An injury that occurs in the course and scope of employment is generally compensable. But what if it occurs at work, during work hours, but the immediate cause is not a […]
Cook Links Need for Surgery to Lifting ‘Bigger Woman’ off McDonald’s Floor
Cook Links Need for Surgery to Lifting ‘Bigger Woman’ off McDonald’s Floor

Wynne, AR (WorkersCompensation.com) – Just because an employee had a back injury in the past doesn’t mean his new back injury isn’t work-related. Employers and carriers should review medical records carefully before they argue that […]
Ariz. Worker’s Death from COVID Ruled to Have Arisen from Job
Ariz. Worker’s Death from COVID Ruled to Have Arisen from Job

Phoenix, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- While much of life and work has returned to what it looked like before 2020, there will always be reminders of how severe the pandemic was at its height. For example, […]