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Do You Know the Rule? Conn. First Responder ‘Going and Coming Rule’
Do You Know the Rule? Conn. First Responder ‘Going and Coming Rule’

Hartford, CT (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In general, the Connecticut "going and coming rule" maintains that a personal injury will not be deemed to arise out of employment for workers' compensation purposes if the injury is sustained: […]
What Do You Think: Did Former Top Cop Qualify under CT’s Heart & Hypertension Act?
What Do You Think: Did Former Top Cop Qualify under CT’s Heart & Hypertension Act?

Bridgeport, CT (WorkersCompensation.com)–The Heart and Hypertension Act in Connecticut provides workers’ compensation benefits to city police department employees hired before 1996. But what happens if the employee took on an entirely new job from his […]
Bringing Gear Home Gives No Benefit to Employer, so Conn. Firefighter Loses Claim
Bringing Gear Home Gives No Benefit to Employer, so Conn. Firefighter Loses Claim

Waterbury, CT (WorkersCompensation.com) -- If a worker tries to shorten his commute by bringing necessary items for his job home with him, is that for his benefit or his employer's? According to the court in […]
Glossary Check: Conn. Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangement
Glossary Check: Conn. Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangement

Hartford, CT (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Those who have spent some time in the workers' compensation industry have likely encountered Medicare set-asides. Because of the significance of MSAs in its state workers' compensation schemes, Connecticut has spelled […]