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Maine Top Court Focuses on Future Earnings in Setting AWW for Seasonally Laid-Off Trucker
Maine Top Court Focuses on Future Earnings in Setting AWW for Seasonally Laid-Off Trucker

Case File Determining which of two methods for calculating average weekly wage for an employee who worked seasonally but might have been able to do more but for her injury required Maine's Law Court to […]
Seasonal Layoffs don’t Equal ‘Seasonal Employee’ for Maine AWW Purposes
Seasonal Layoffs don’t Equal ‘Seasonal Employee’ for Maine AWW Purposes

Case File Is an employee who experiences intermittent layoffs due to the seasonal nature of his job a "seasonal" worker under Maine law? Not necessarily, and Simply Research subscribers can read the full text about […]
Did Claim from Other Job Extend Deadline to File Against Spray Paint Manufacturer?
Did Claim from Other Job Extend Deadline to File Against Spray Paint Manufacturer?

What Do You Think? When a spouse dies from an occupational disease, the surviving spouse has one year to file a claim for death benefits. Prior to Sept. 28, 2021, that period (the statute of […]
Estate of Maine Worker Bears Burden of Proof on Question of Lien
Estate of Maine Worker Bears Burden of Proof on Question of Lien

Case File The question of whether an employer or the estate of a deceased worker bore the burden of proof on the amount of a lien on the proportionate share of the cost of collection. […]
Was Risk Management Company on Hook for Worker who Tripped on Nearby Sidewalk?
Was Risk Management Company on Hook for Worker who Tripped on Nearby Sidewalk?

What Do You Think? If an employee gets hurt on the way to work, or on the way home, the injury is generally not compensable. But what happens when the employee is hurt on the […]
Video doesn’t Tip Court on Fraud Charge against Punched-in-the-Face Nurse
Video doesn’t Tip Court on Fraud Charge against Punched-in-the-Face Nurse

Case File When a nurse was caught on video working in the yard, going shopping, and getting around pretty well, did it mean she was a fraud or was it consistent with what she told […]
Could Officer with PTSD Capture Extra 30% Penalty from Employer?
Could Officer with PTSD Capture Extra 30% Penalty from Employer?

What Do You Think? An employer can end up owing a sizable penalty to an employee if it denies his workers’ compensation claim and that denial is “frivolous.” As one case shows, there are special […]
Time Out of California Sacks NFL Player’s Claim against Atlanta Falcons
Time Out of California Sacks NFL Player’s Claim against Atlanta Falcons

Case File Spending the last chunk of his career playing for non-California teams, a former NFL player couldn't bring a claim for a cumulative injury in the Golden State. Simply Research subscribers have access to […]