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Soccer Player Scores Second Look at Knee Injury Claim
Soccer Player Scores Second Look at Knee Injury Claim

Case File A professional soccer player injured her knee while playing in 2001 or 2002, but in 2015 she began experiencing problems with the other knee, something she attributed to having to walk different because […]
Ky. Top Court Upholds ALJ’s Psychological Impairment Conclusion
Ky. Top Court Upholds ALJ’s Psychological Impairment Conclusion

Case File A contingent MMI finding regarding a worker's psychological injury was a reasonable basis for an ALJ to set a 20% impairment rating despite other evidence showing a conflicting possibility. Simply Research subscribers have […]
Texas Employer Shows Policy Met State Exclusivity Rules on Worker’s Suit
Texas Employer Shows Policy Met State Exclusivity Rules on Worker’s Suit

Case File Although a worker tried to claim that his Texas employer didn't have the right kind of workers' compensation coverage to satisfy state law in an effort to circumvent the exclusivity remedy defense, evidence […]
What is the ‘Idiopathic Fall Doctrine’ in Utah?
What is the ‘Idiopathic Fall Doctrine’ in Utah?

Do You Know the Rule? Ogden, UT (WorkersCompensation.com) – In Utah, for the idiopathic fall doctrine to apply, a condition of the employee’s work must actually aggravate the injury the worker sustains. The presence of […]
Despite Pension, Worker Could Claim Benefits in Post-retirement Job
Despite Pension, Worker Could Claim Benefits in Post-retirement Job

Case File Although a literal take on a statute in Pennsylvania would have deprived a worker of benefits after he returned to work part-time after retiring, context and the "absurdity doctrine," pointed in favor of […]
5 Top Cases on Reasonable Accommodations, Workers’ Compensation
5 Top Cases on Reasonable Accommodations, Workers’ Compensation

Stuart, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When a worker experiences an injury at work, getting her back to the job might involve some workplace modifications, including light duty, work-from-home, or other arrangements. Not surprisingly, then, a worker […]
Was Farm Company’s Truck Driver a ‘Farm Laborer’ Exempt from Delaware’s WCA?
Was Farm Company’s Truck Driver a ‘Farm Laborer’ Exempt from Delaware’s WCA?

What Do You Think? Townsend, DE (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Delaware, employers generally are not required to provide workers’ compensation benefits to “farm laborers.” But what is a farm laborer? The picture that may come to […]
Could Golfing Ironworker get PPD Benefits Despite Narrow Job Search?
Could Golfing Ironworker get PPD Benefits Despite Narrow Job Search?

What Do You Think? Chicago, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The “odd-lot” theory allows claimants to obtain permanent total disability benefits where they cannot find work, despite diligently searching. But what if the employee, while not working, […]