What Do You Think? Workers’ compensation judges may consider a variety of factors when determining whether a claimant is permanently disabled. A case involving a worker injured operating a front-end loader highlights the type of […]

Case File A worker's journey to workers' compensation benefits blocked his path to a gross negligence claim. Simply Research subscribers have access to Oklahoma caselaw and compliance material. Case Cactus Drilling Co. LLC. v. Kirkland, […]

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. NRS 616A.020. Employers are immune to most civil lawsuits concerning […]

What Do You Think? In Delaware, a “displaced worker” is generally entitled to total disability benefits. When that’s the case, there may be no end to the payments the employer or carrier must make. A […]

Case File Because dispensing practitioners were the same as pharmacists for purposes of Florida workers' compensation law, such practitioners did not come under the state's "absolute choice" provision that provides injured workers with the latitude […]

Compliance Corner When it comes to provide notice of workers' compensation benefits in California, as Simply Research subscribers know, the Golden State has several specific rules for employers to follow. Here's a look at those […]

What Do You Think? To obtain compensation for an occupational disease, an employee has to show that she had the condition and that her job caused it. A case involving an emergency dispatcher highlights the […]

Case File A deceased worker's co-employees argued that they could not face a tort claim for the worker's workplace death because they worked for a public employer. The Iowa Supreme Court looked at the definition […]