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Wash. Top Court Finds ‘Traveling Employee’ Rule Sets Clock for Flight Attendant’s COVID Claim
Wash. Top Court Finds ‘Traveling Employee’ Rule Sets Clock for Flight Attendant’s COVID Claim

Case File When a flight attendant contracted COVID-19 during the early throes of the pandemic, according to the Washington Supreme Court, the traveling employee doctrine covered her case, and she was not limited to proving […]
Court Declines to Put Brakes on FMLA Interference Claim Against Car Dealership 
Court Declines to Put Brakes on FMLA Interference Claim Against Car Dealership 

HR Homeroom Employers can face FMLA interference claims when they flatly refuse to grant leave or outright terminate an employee after he returns from medical leave.  A case involving an employee for a car dealership […]
What Do You Think: Did Failure to Lower Cholesterol Doom Cop’s Claim for Heart Disease?
What Do You Think: Did Failure to Lower Cholesterol Doom Cop’s Claim for Heart Disease?

Las Vegas, NV (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Police officers in Nevada are entitled to a presumption that their heart disease arose out of and in the course of employment. Insurers and employers, however, can overcome that presumption. […]
Mich. Top Court Lists ‘Occupational Factors,’ Overrules Old Test
Mich. Top Court Lists ‘Occupational Factors,’ Overrules Old Test

Lansing, MI (WorkersCompensation.com) -- If you read NCCI's recent Expert Analysis piece, you know that the Michigan Supreme Court recently announced a new standard for mental injuries. Under the new test, a claimant must show […]
N.Y. Construction Worker’s ‘Incredible’ Tale of Falling Concrete Turns Petition to Dust
N.Y. Construction Worker’s ‘Incredible’ Tale of Falling Concrete Turns Petition to Dust

Woodside, NY (WorkersCompensation.com). It pays to take photographs in the aftermath of an employee’s injury. The photos could ultimately tell a more convincing story than the employee’s own words when it comes to the severity […]