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The Exclusive Remedy Rule in Connecticut
The Exclusive Remedy Rule in Connecticut

State Snapshot BASIC RULE In Connecticut, the Workers’ Compensation Act provides the exclusive remedy for employees injured “arising out of and in the course of employment.” This means that employers are immune to their employees’ […]
Could Widow Get Survivor Benefits after Officer Shot Himself at Work?
Could Widow Get Survivor Benefits after Officer Shot Himself at Work?

What Do You Think? To be compensable, an injury must be caused by the job in some way. A case involving the suicide of a police officer shows how critical expert testimony can be to […]
Could Widow Get Survivor Benefits after Officer Shot Himself at Work?
Could Widow Get Survivor Benefits after Officer Shot Himself at Work?

What Do You Think? To be compensable, an injury must be caused by the job in some way. A case involving the suicide of a police officer shows how critical expert testimony can be to […]
Conn. Top Court Affirms ALJ Discretion to Award Temporary Benefits upon MMI
Conn. Top Court Affirms ALJ Discretion to Award Temporary Benefits upon MMI

Case File The Connecticut Supreme Court stepped in to say that an administrative law judge has discretion to award a claimant, after she reaches maximum medical improvement, ongoing temporary incapacity benefits in lieu of permanent […]
Court Case Update – Connecticut and Pennsylvania – March 2025
Court Case Update – Connecticut and Pennsylvania – March 2025

Connecticut—Administrative Law Judge’s Discretion to Award Temporary Partial Incapacity Benefits After Maximum Medical Improvement On March 18, 2025, the Supreme Court of Connecticut, in Gardner v. Dept. of Mental Health & Addiction Services, considered whether an […]
Was Post-Retirement Total Incapacity Compensable in Connecticut?
Was Post-Retirement Total Incapacity Compensable in Connecticut?

New Haven, CT (WorkersCompensation.com) – The Connecticut Supreme Court recently addressed whether an employee may obtain workers’ compensation benefits for total incapacity that occurs after he retires. It was the first time the court addressed […]
Connecticut State Workers’ Compensation Contact Information
Connecticut State Workers’ Compensation Contact Information

State Offices Access to Public Records Phone: 866-374-3617Fax: 860-566-6474Email: foi@ct.gov Employer Medical Care Plans Information Phone: 860-493-1500Fax:Email: Fraud Phone: 860-297-3933Fax:Email: Fraud (WC) Investigative Unit - Toll Free Phone: 800-566-5888Fax:Email: Insurance Department - Toll Free Number […]
Surviving Spouse Can’t Secure Permanency Benefits on Worker’s ‘Permanent’ Eye Injury
Surviving Spouse Can’t Secure Permanency Benefits on Worker’s ‘Permanent’ Eye Injury

Case File A worker died with "permanent" loss of vision related to a fall on the job, but that didn't entitle his surviving spouse to permanency benefits because there was no finding of maximum medical […]