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 […]

Glossary Check If you're getting up to speed on workers' compensation in the Bay State, and you're wondering what terms like "temporary total" and "temporary partial" mean, a good place to turn is Simply Research. […]

What Do You Think? Whether an injured worker is entitled to total disability benefits or partial disability benefits can hinge on whether he continues working at a second job. That’s one reason it may be […]

Do You Know the Rule? In Oregon, the sole remedy for an employee injured during work is workers’ compensation. ORS 656.018. This is known as the “exclusive remedy” provision. There are exceptions to that rule, […]

Case File While a California worker presented some contradictory information about his injury, they weren't enough to show that he did not experience an injury arising out of and in the course of his employment. […]

Arizona—Applicability of First Responder Cancer Presumption Statute On March 26, 2025, the Supreme Court of Arizona, in Krol v. The Industrial Commission of Arizona, clarified the application of a 2021 amendment to the state's first responder […]