Case File When a hoist didn't work properly, a worker sustained an injury and questions about New York's Labor Law and indemnification arose. Simply Research subscribers have access to the full text of the decision. […]

Case File Testimony of two doctors was enough for a New York court to find in a worker's favor on the question of whether the worker's injury arose out of and in the course of […]

What Do You Think? Employees normally can’t sue for negligence when they are hurt at work. This is because, generally, their only avenue of relief is the workers’ compensation act. But what if a volunteer […]

Federal Focus When an employee detached one retina and tore the other while lifting heavy weights on the job, why couldn't he establish his claim for workers' compensation benefits? It boiled down to what his […]

Case File Is incapacity something that a workers' compensation court or a district court should handle in Minnesota? According to the state's top court, the answer comes down to the question of whether it's an […]

Compliance Corner Let's say an employer in New York wants to do the right thing and make sure that an injured worker gets the workers' compensation benefits that she deserves but isn't exactly sure whether […]

Do You Know the Rule? Under the “coming and going rule,” workers in Delaware and other states generally are not entitled to workers’ compensation for injuries that happen on their way to work or on […]

What Do You Think? Establishing intentional tort for a work-related injury is a bit like finding oil in the backyard. It’s really unlikely. A case involving two oil refinery workers who were tragically burned on […]