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Receiving Medicaid Benefits for Surgery doesn’t Prevent Workers’ Compensation Claim
Receiving Medicaid Benefits for Surgery doesn’t Prevent Workers’ Compensation Claim

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., […]
What Do You Think: Was Caretaker’s ATV Rollover Caused by 3 Beers and 2 Shots — or 1 Excitable Dog?
What Do You Think: Was Caretaker’s ATV Rollover Caused by 3 Beers and 2 Shots — or 1 Excitable Dog?

Beulah, WY (WorkersCompensation.com) – In Wyoming, an injury is not an “injury” for workers’ compensation purposes if it was caused by intoxication. But what if some intervening event caused or was partially responsible for the […]
Glossary Check: ‘Employee’ in Colorado
Glossary Check: ‘Employee’ in Colorado

Boulder, CO (WorkersCompensation.com) -- If you've ever wondered about how the Rocky Mountain State defines "employee," you're in luck. With help from the tools in our Simply Research kit, we have the Colorado info for […]
NCCI Court Case Update: Maryland and North Carolina
NCCI Court Case Update: Maryland and North Carolina

Maryland, Attorney Fees On January 31, 2024, the Appellate Court of Maryland, In the Matter of Zukowski, held as a matter of first impression that a workers compensation (WC) attorney fees lien attaches to a claimant’s WC benefits […]
What Do You Think: Was Asking Transit Authority Worker to Travel from N.J. to Big Apple for IME Unreasonable?
What Do You Think: Was Asking Transit Authority Worker to Travel from N.J. to Big Apple for IME Unreasonable?

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – There was some irony in a Transit Authority worker’s contention that traveling to Manhattan for an independent medical examination was too much to ask. Perhaps he might have considered an […]
Glossary Check: N.Y. ‘Covered Employer’
Glossary Check: N.Y. ‘Covered Employer’

Albany, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- What's an "employer" for purposes of New York workers' compensation law? Here's how Empire State law defines it. Covered Employer > An employer who has had in employment one or more […]
Gardening Videos Kill Claimant’s Bid for Permanency Benefits
Gardening Videos Kill Claimant’s Bid for Permanency Benefits

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – When it comes to showing that a workers’ compensation claimant is exaggerating his injuries, video surveillance can be invaluable. Consider a case involving a former maintenance supervisor who, while he […]
What Do You Think: Did Allowing Police to Track Package, Cuff Recipient Show Retaliation against UPS Driver?
What Do You Think: Did Allowing Police to Track Package, Cuff Recipient Show Retaliation against UPS Driver?

Lake Wales, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- It’s rare, but it does sometimes happen that a worker’s job activities and a law enforcement investigation of a third party cross paths. Can a company’s cooperation with police which […]