Minneapolis, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- What does it take for a worker in Minnesota to establish that she experienced PTSD because of her job? That was the question the state's top court faced in Tea v. […]

Philadelphia, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – In Pennsylvania, an injury must arise in the course of employment to be compensable under the Workers’ Compensation Act. That can include a situation where the employee, though not strictly engaged […]

Columbia, SC (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Can an ergonomics report determine whether an employee suffered a repetitive stress injury without any evidence from a doctor to weigh in on the individual nuances of a claim? According to […]

Kiowa, CO (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When a worker alleges that he has an injury that happened on the job, one of the first things he'll need to do is show that it happened in the course […]

Cicero, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – An injury is compensable if it arises out of and in the course of employment. To “arise out of” employment, an activity which causes an injury must be connected with or […]

Dulles, VA (WorkersCompensation.com) – The extended premises doctrine in Virginia means that employees injured on their way to the workplace from an adjacent location may, depending on the circumstances, have a compensable injury. A case […]

Iowa, LA (WorkersCompensation.com) – In Louisiana, it’s uncertain whether a person who contracts COVID-19 at work has an occupational disease. Generally, to constitute an occupational disease, a condition must be peculiar to the person’s job. […]

Boise, ID (WorkersCompensation.com) -- If someone receives Medicaid benefits to pay for surgery, does that rule out a case for workers' compensation benefits. Not according to Idaho's top court in Thompson v. Burley Inn, Inc., […]