Case File When is COVID compensable in Kentucky? According to the commonwealth's top court, only when the claimant "clearly establishes" that the risk of contracting the disease is increased by the nature of the employment […]

What Do You Think? Employees who are fired because they are taking workers’ compensation leave can sue their employers for retaliation. As one case shows, an employer’s comments prior to the termination, when combined with […]

Compliance Corner As Simply Research subscribers know, in Georgia, workers’ compensation does not provide benefits for an injury or accident resulting from an employee’s willful misconduct (i.e. fighting, horseplay, willful act of third party for […]

Case File A worker had a preexisting knee problem that was asymptomatic, but the pain he experienced after a workplace injury meant that he had a viable workers' compensation claim for treatment. Simply Research subscribers […]

Case File According to the Idaho Supreme Court, the state's Workers' Compensation Law did not authorize an employer to file a complaint for compensation or income benefits with the commission. Simply Research subscribers have access […]

State Snapshot State Snapshot California Exclusivity Rule BASIC RULE In California, workers’ compensation is the exclusive remedy for employees whose injuries arise out of and in the course of employment.  This means that, in most […]

Case File In Kentucky, after a change in workers' compensation coverage, which insurer is responsible for paying workers' compensation benefits? According to the Kentucky Supreme Court, timing is everything. Simply Research subscribers have access to […]

What Do You Think? In New York, employees who stretch the truth or outright lie about the extent of their injuries can lose their workers’ compensation benefits. A case involving a former Rite Aid employee […]