By Daniel Richardson Recently, on October 22, 2025, the Georgia Court of Appeals issued a significant decision in McLeod v. BITCO Insurance Companies, A25A1362, reinforcing the strict burden employers and insurers face when seeking workers’ compensation subrogation […]

What Do You Think? In Illinois, an employee bringing a retaliatory discharge claim has to prove he was fired because he exercised a right under the Workers’ Compensation Act. While the employer doesn’t have to […]

Case File Is there a difference between a preexisting condition and a prior work-related injury for purposes of Delaware workers' compensation law? There is, and, as Simply Research subscribers know, it comes down to policy. […]

Glossary Check Determining whether someone is covered or not by workers' compensation law sometimes comes down to whether that someone is an "employee" for legal purposes. Thanks to Simply Research, that information is readily available. […]

Compliance Corner The defenses available under Maryland's workers' compensation law include those for when a worker does something deliberate to cause an injury or shows up to work under the influence. Thanks to Simply Research, […]

Compliance Corner Quick: You're in Oregon and you need to know whether a certain medical benefit is covered under the state's workers' compensation law. Thanks to a Simply Research Compliance Summary, that info could be […]

Compliance Corner When it comes to what Garden State employers must report when a worker gets hurt on the job, New Jersey law spells out specific requirements that Simply Research subscribers have access to and […]

Case File When is COVID compensable in Kentucky? According to the commonwealth's top court, only when the claimant "clearly establishes" that the risk of contracting the disease is increased by the nature of the employment […]