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Did Inability to be Retrained Render 58-year-old Construction Worker Permanently Disabled?
Did Inability to be Retrained Render 58-year-old Construction Worker Permanently Disabled?

What Do You Think? Workers’ compensation judges may consider a variety of factors when determining whether a claimant is permanently disabled. A case involving a worker injured operating a front-end loader highlights the type of […]
Worker’s Choosing Comp Blocks his Path to Gross Negligence Action under Okla. Law
Worker’s Choosing Comp Blocks his Path to Gross Negligence Action under Okla. Law

Case File A worker's journey to workers' compensation benefits blocked his path to a gross negligence claim. Simply Research subscribers have access to Oklahoma caselaw and compliance material. Case Cactus Drilling Co. LLC. v. Kirkland, […]
Did Collision between Forklift, ‘Father Time,’ Produce Permanent Disability?
Did Collision between Forklift, ‘Father Time,’ Produce Permanent Disability?

What Do You Think? In Delaware, a “displaced worker” is generally entitled to total disability benefits. When that’s the case, there may be no end to the payments the employer or carrier must make. A […]
Dispensing Practitioners don’t Fall within Florida’s ‘Absolute Choice’ Provisions
Dispensing Practitioners don’t Fall within Florida’s ‘Absolute Choice’ Provisions

Case File Because dispensing practitioners were the same as pharmacists for purposes of Florida workers' compensation law, such practitioners did not come under the state's "absolute choice" provision that provides injured workers with the latitude […]
Did 20 Years of Crises Give 911 Dispatcher PTSD?
Did 20 Years of Crises Give 911 Dispatcher PTSD?

What Do You Think? To obtain compensation for an occupational disease, an employee has to show that she had the condition and that her job caused it. A case involving an emergency dispatcher highlights the […]
Iowa Top Court finds Co-employees may Face Tort Action, Regardless of Public Employment
Iowa Top Court finds Co-employees may Face Tort Action, Regardless of Public Employment

Case File A deceased worker's co-employees argued that they could not face a tort claim for the worker's workplace death because they worked for a public employer. The Iowa Supreme Court looked at the definition […]
Was Okla. Worker Entitled to New Physician after Two Changes?
Was Okla. Worker Entitled to New Physician after Two Changes?

Case File An Oklahoma statute directed that employees "shall" be granted "one change of treating physician," but did that mean subsequent changes were against the rules? Simply Research subscribers have access to the full text […]
Could Seamstress who Fell Rushing into Warehouse Sew Up Workers’ Comp Claim?
Could Seamstress who Fell Rushing into Warehouse Sew Up Workers’ Comp Claim?

What Do You Think? Employees seeking workers’ compensation benefits may sometimes feel their injury is compensable simply because it happened at work during work hours. But as a case involving a seamstress for law enforcement […]