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Wage Loss Payments to Injured Workers who Complete Rehab Plans in Ohio
Wage Loss Payments to Injured Workers who Complete Rehab Plans in Ohio

Compliance Corner Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In the Buckeye State, how do injured workers who wrap up rehabilitation plans receive wage loss payments? As Simply Research subscribers know, the rules go like this. Vocabulary "Successful […]
Could Widow Sue Maine Tavern for Husband’s Death in Beer-fueled Fight?
Could Widow Sue Maine Tavern for Husband’s Death in Beer-fueled Fight?

What Do You Think? Scarborough, ME (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The exclusivity provision in Maine’s workers’ compensation act bars an injured worker, or representative, from suing an employer after obtaining workers’ compensation benefits. One case addresses whether […]
Ohio Prison Worker’s Claim Hinges on Whether she had an Unexplained Fall 
Ohio Prison Worker’s Claim Hinges on Whether she had an Unexplained Fall 

Grafton, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) – Sometimes people just fall at work and it’s not clear why. The question then becomes what standard to apply to determine whether the resulting injury arose out of employment.  A case […]
Nev. Top Court Rules Subrogees May Collect on Third Party Settlement Proceeds
Nev. Top Court Rules Subrogees May Collect on Third Party Settlement Proceeds

Case File In overruling a precedent case, the Nevada Supreme Court granted that workers' compensation insurers may assess the total proceeds of a third-party settlement with an injured worker, regardless of whether the proceeds are […]
How Do You Request a Workers’ Compensation Penalty in Minnesota?
How Do You Request a Workers’ Compensation Penalty in Minnesota?

Form Focus Eagan, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When there's a potential compliance lapse in the North Star state, what can an aggrieved party due to ensure that the possibility of punishment is set in play? Minnesota […]
Could Flight Attendant who Landed in Rehab Get FMLA Interference Claim off the Ground?
Could Flight Attendant who Landed in Rehab Get FMLA Interference Claim off the Ground?

What Do You Think? Chicago, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The FMLA affords employees who take medical leave the right to reinstatement once they return from leave. A case involving a United flight attendant who sent ill-considered […]
Did Deflated Seat Cause Fuel Truck Driver’s Degenerative Spine Condition?
Did Deflated Seat Cause Fuel Truck Driver’s Degenerative Spine Condition?

What Do You Think? Pikeville, KY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- To obtain permanent total disability, an employee must show that the disability is causally connected to the workplace injury at issue. A case involving a truck driver […]
What’s the Latest Case on Simply Research?
What’s the Latest Case on Simply Research?

Tips & Tricks Why would we cover a 1995 case? Maybe it's good law and good knowledge.