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Was Oil Rig Worker who Largely Worked Independently a ‘Borrowed Servant’?
Was Oil Rig Worker who Largely Worked Independently a ‘Borrowed Servant’?

What Do You Think? A “borrowed servant” is entitled to workers’ compensation for work-related injuries. When the borrowed servant doctrine applies, it also limits workers’ ability to sue the company that “borrowed” them for negligence […]
Teacher’s Push for More Eye Injury Benefits Doesn’t Get Past Res Judicata, Rules
Teacher’s Push for More Eye Injury Benefits Doesn’t Get Past Res Judicata, Rules

Case File After a teacher experienced a serious eye injury at the hands of a violent student, her request for benefits later on hit twin snags in the form of a legal doctrine and a […]
Was Plumber who Used Car to get to 29 Jobsites ‘Traveling Employee?’
Was Plumber who Used Car to get to 29 Jobsites ‘Traveling Employee?’

What Do You Think? Chicago, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Whether a worker is a traveling employee and thus possibly entitled to benefits from a car accident that occurred on the way to work hinges on various factors. […]
Opting Out of Coverage Provides No Relief from Miss. Exclusive Remedy Restrictions
Opting Out of Coverage Provides No Relief from Miss. Exclusive Remedy Restrictions

Case File A contractor did what it was supposed to under workers' compensation law in Mississippi to make sure its subcontractor provided workers' compensation benefits, so when the subcontractor's owner opted out of coverage, he […]
A Primer on Workers’ Compensation Wholesale Brokers 
A Primer on Workers’ Compensation Wholesale Brokers 

by Frank Sorochen, Esq., and Connor J. Thomson, CPCU, WRP  Roles of Workers’ Compensation Wholesale Brokers  Wholesale brokers are intermediaries between retail agents or brokers and insurance companies, facilitating access to markets, coverage, and reduced […]
N.J. Top Court Applies Exclusive Remedy Rule, Policy Language to Find No Duty to Defend
N.J. Top Court Applies Exclusive Remedy Rule, Policy Language to Find No Duty to Defend

Case File The Garden State's exclusive remedy rule along with policy language prevented a contractor from enforcing a duty to defend against its insurer. Simply Research subscribers have access to the full text of the […]
Could Arkansas Food Worker Reopen Stale WC Claim?
Could Arkansas Food Worker Reopen Stale WC Claim?

What Do You Think? Phoenix, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Arizona, when an ALJ denies a claimant’s request to reopen a workers’ compensation case, the claimant has 90 days to challenge that decision. One case illustrates […]
Did Supervisor’s Text, Comments Show Walmart Manager Lost Job due to Retaliation?
Did Supervisor’s Text, Comments Show Walmart Manager Lost Job due to Retaliation?

What Do You Think? Boothwyn, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Comments and texts from supervisors can sometimes support an employee’s claim of retaliation. But as a case involving a Walmart store manager shows, the employee still needs to […]