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Was Clerk Injured Returning to In-person Work Entitled to Benefits?
Was Clerk Injured Returning to In-person Work Entitled to Benefits?

What Do You Think? Even when an employee is not on the clock and nowhere near the office when she's injured, she may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. That can happen, for instance, if […]
What is ‘Fraud’ Under New York Workers’ Compensation Law?
What is ‘Fraud’ Under New York Workers’ Compensation Law?

Compliance Corner Did you know that workers' compensation fraud in New York is a felony? Simply Research subscribers do because they have access to the following rules regarding misrepresentation in Empire State claims. The Basics […]
Did Harrah’s Have to Ante up Benefits to Dealer who Tripped Over Forklift?
Did Harrah’s Have to Ante up Benefits to Dealer who Tripped Over Forklift?

What Do You Think? Employees injured on their way to work generally can’t obtain workers’ compensation benefits. But that's not always true. A case involving a Harrah’s dealer who fell over a forklift shows how […]
When do Recreational Activities Occur in ‘Course of Employment’ in Vermont?
When do Recreational Activities Occur in ‘Course of Employment’ in Vermont?

Compliance Corner In Vermont, if an employee is engaging in recreational activities with her employer and gets hurt, is it compensable? As Simply Research subscribers know, the Green Mountain State has rules to decide when […]
Could Dow Worker Burned in Explosion Sue for Personal Injury?
Could Dow Worker Burned in Explosion Sue for Personal Injury?

What Do You Think? The exclusive remedy rule protects employers from personal injury lawsuits by limiting most injured employees to workers’ compensation benefits. In Louisiana, and other states, employees can skirt that rule by showing […]
Was Parking Garage Owner Immune to Hospital Tech’s Negligence Case?
Was Parking Garage Owner Immune to Hospital Tech’s Negligence Case?

What Do You Think? New York's exclusive remedy rule protects employers from most tort lawsuits. But what happens when the worker sues an entity that has a different name but is intimately connected to the […]
Despite Helpful Effects, Evidence didn’t Support Worker’s Need for Codeine Prescription
Despite Helpful Effects, Evidence didn’t Support Worker’s Need for Codeine Prescription

Federal Focus Because a federal worker failed to submit rationalized medical evidence establishing a causal link between her accepted injury and her requested prescription medication, ECAB found that OWCP properly denied authorization. Case B.V. and […]
Walmart Worker’s Settlement Bars her Claim against Iowa Second Injury Fund
Walmart Worker’s Settlement Bars her Claim against Iowa Second Injury Fund

Case File A pharmacy technician's settlement with Walmart, Inc. involved the same subject matter as her claim against the Second Injury Fund and “constitute[d] a final bar to any further rights arising under” the Iowa […]