Case File An Oregon worker injured in a collision with an ODOT snowplow could not pursue a negligence claim against the state despite arguing that the statutory bar violated the Oregon Constitution's Remedy Clause. The […]

What Do You Think? When an employee’s injury does not arise out of employment, he may be able to sue his employer for negligence. But what if the employee is engaging in a work-related task, […]

Case File Applying its deferential standard of review, the West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals affirmed a Board of Review decision finding that a Goodwill employee established a compensable injury after allegedly becoming overheated and […]

Glossary Check When it comes to case management and case managers in Tennessee, what is the terminology and the vocabulary for workers' compensation? Thanks to Simply Research, here's a look. Case Management “Case Management” means […]

Case File Although a North Carolina corporation was cited for a previous heat-related death, its failure to follow a series of steps that could have prevented a worker's heatstroke didn't show "intentional" conduct sufficient to […]

Federal Focus When a Customs and Border Protection officer hurt himself while lifting weights at home during COVID, did his injury occur on or off the job? ECAB weighed in and asked OWCP to get […]

State Snapshot BASIC RULE In Delaware, workers’ compensation is an employee’s sole legal remedy for a work-related injury. 19 Del. C. § 2304. This means that an injured employee cannot sue his employer in tort […]

Compliance Corner Under Colorado law, insurers must hit claimants up for some survey information. What does the Rocky Mountain State look for from such surveys? Thanks to Simply Research, we take a gander. Who gets Surveyed? […]