What Do You Think? Survivors of Texas employees who die at work can sometimes sue employers for wrongful death. But, no matter how tragic or dramatic the death, they’ll have one especially big hurdle in […]

What Do You Think? A “travelling employee” who is injured while travelling may be entitled to workers’ compensation. But doesn’t every employee “travel” in some sense of the word? A case involving a handyman who […]

Case File In a case of first impression, the Tennessee Supreme Court found that the UCC supplied an appropriate framework to help determine whether the state's exclusive remedy rules applied to a vendor-vendee relationship. Simply […]

Case File The Hawaii Supreme Court found that medical doctors' opinions on a collision didn't cut it when it came to determining whether a worker experienced a compensable injury. Simply Research subscribers have access to […]

What Do You Think? Employers may have to provide workers’ compensation benefits when an employee is injured while driving for the company. But is that also true when an employee is injured solely because he […]

State Snapshot BASIC RULE In Tennessee, workers’ compensation is an employee’s exclusive remedy for an injury arising out of and in the course of employment. This means that the employee cannot sue the employer in […]

Case File When a worker contracted and died from COVID, too many questions about where he was exposed to the virus kept his widow from obtaining benefits. Look for Idaho compliance info Simply Research. Case […]

State Snapshot BASIC RULE In Alabama, workers’ compensation is an employee’s exclusive remedy against an employer for job-related injuries when those injuries are covered by the Workers’ Compensation Act.. Ala. Code §§ 25-5-52 and 25-5-53. […]