What Do You Think? Employees injured at work normally cannot sue a company for negligence and obtain money damages. The “exclusive remedy rule” limits them to workers’ compensation benefits. But there is an exception if […]

Compliance Corner For anyone presenting exhibits into evidence in Nebraska workers' compensation case, the Cornhusker State sets out a series of steps to follow. As Simply Research subscribers know, those steps are as follows. Marking […]

Case File For an Ohio school worker who had a filing cabinet fall on her, it was unclear whether she was "not working" because she was taking the summer off or because of injury. Simply […]

What Do You Think? In Virginia, an “ordinary disease of life,” such as the flu or COVID-19 is not compensable unless evidence directly links it to the claimant’s work. A case involving a nurse whose […]

Compliance Corner Attorney fees, physician fees, and hospital charges for services under this South Carolina workers' compensation law are subject to the approval of the commission, but a physician or hospital may not collect a […]

Case File While a trip to New York to visit family might have boosted an injured worker's mental health, because it wasn't a trip to the doctor, it didn't count as "medically necessary" under Florida's […]

State Snapshot BASIC RULE Workers’ compensation is an employee’s exclusive remedy for injuries that arise out of employment and occur in the course of employment. Mississippi Code § 71-3-9. This means that the employee may […]

Case File When a Walmart worker got hit by a truck while jogging off the clock in the parking lot, was it a work-related injury and did his acceptance of workers' compensation benefits matter? Simply […]