State Snapshot BASIC RULE In Oregon, the sole remedy for an employee who suffers injury, death, or an occupational disease in the course and scope of employment is workers’ compensation. ORS 656.018. This means that […]

Compliance Corner When an injured worker needs a power mobility device in North Dakota, what are the rules? Simply Research subscribers know, but we take a gander here. Getting started 1. An order is required from […]

What Do You Think? An employer may be able to deny a workers’ compensation claim by showing that the employee never reported the injury. But what does reporting an injury entail? An Arizona case involving […]

Compliance Corner How do rehabilitation services work in North Dakota? Simply Research subscribers have that information at their fingertips, but we take a look here. New Employment If an employment opportunity suited to an employee's […]

Shantalia Osborne  As conversations about mental health become more open and widespread, workers’ compensation systems are grappling with claims that do not fit neatly into traditional, physically oriented models of injury. Nowhere is this tension more visible […]

What Do You Think? The exclusivity rule protects employers from injured workers’ negligence lawsuits and from potentially large money judgments. But what if an employer assigns an employee to temporarily work for another company? Can […]

What Do You Think? An employer who intentionally harms an employee can end up facing a personal injury lawsuit despite having worker’s compensation coverage. A case involving a steel mill worker in New Jersey who […]

Compliance Corner If someone in North Carolina was trying to figure out who doesn't have to be covered by workers' comp coverage, where would they turn. One option is Simply Research, Tar Heel State information […]