Glossary Check Under Kansas law, the disablement or death of an employee resulting from an occupational disease "shall be treated as the happening of an injury by accident," thus entitled the employee or her dependents […]

What Do You Think? In Tennessee, a heart attack at work may be compensable if it is precipitated by an unusual event. But how unusual does it have to be? Are we talking about a […]

Glossary Check In Missouri, workers' compensation claims must have an "occupational disease" with a certain type of "prevailing factor" to be compensable. What do those terms mean? As Simply Research subscribers know, Show Me State […]

Bits & Pieces It seems like commonsense that if a worker shows up drunk to the job and gets hurt or experiences an injury from goofing around, he shouldn't receive workers' compensation benefits. But as […]

What Do You Think (times two)? When an employee is sent to work across state lines and is injured there, the determination of which state’s law applies can dramatically impact the employer’s liability. Employers need to […]

Compliance Corner A key part of many workers' compensation claims is calculating an injured worker's wages. As Simply Research subscribers know, Wisconsin determines earnings as follows. Basics The average weekly earnings for temporary disability, permanent […]

What Do You Think? The exclusivity rule immunizes employers from most personal injury lawsuits. But it does not save them from having to initially use their legal resources to try and get a personal injury […]

Compliance Corner If you're a Nevada employer, do you know what state law requires for posters that provide information about workers' compensation to employees? Simply Research subscribers have that info handy, but here's a recap. […]