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Tax Court Says Judge’s Benefits from Mental Disability OK to Exclude from Gross Income
Tax Court Says Judge’s Benefits from Mental Disability OK to Exclude from Gross Income

25 for 25 in '25 We've been going back through the years since 2000 to reminisce about what the last quarter century has brought in the way of notable cases. This one harkens back to […]

  • Feb 03, 2025
  • Frank Ferreri
Could Burned Coal Plant Worker who Received WC Benefits also Sue Company in Tort?
Could Burned Coal Plant Worker who Received WC Benefits also Sue Company in Tort?

What Do You Think? There is an exception to the exclusivity provision of Louisiana’s workers’ compensation statute. Under that exception, claimants are not limited to workers’ compensation benefits, but can also sue in tort, if […]

  • Feb 03, 2025
  • Chris Parker
Can Coughing Cook Fired During Leave Assert FMLA Interference Claim?
Can Coughing Cook Fired During Leave Assert FMLA Interference Claim?

What Do You Think? A case involving a Brooklyn cook who was hopefully not coughing into the soup before he took time off for bronchitis asks the question, how serious does an illness have to […]

  • Jan 31, 2025
  • Chris Parker
Did Past Falls Justify Trashing Part of Garbage Man’s Compensation for Concussion?
Did Past Falls Justify Trashing Part of Garbage Man’s Compensation for Concussion?

In West Virginia, employees are not entitled to compensation for the portion of an injury that is the result of pre-existing conditions. One case shows why it’s important for employers to ensure that at least […]

  • Jan 27, 2025
  • Chris Parker
Termination for Absences Doesn’t Stand Without Written Policy Requiring Doctor’s Notes
Termination for Absences Doesn’t Stand Without Written Policy Requiring Doctor’s Notes

25 for 25 in '25 In our look back at 25 cases from each year that we've been in existence, we come to 2001, and a case from Kansas that tested how much an employer […]

  • Jan 22, 2025
  • Frank Ferreri
Could ‘Loin-Puller’ Mechanic Sue Pork Processor for FMLA Interference?
Could ‘Loin-Puller’ Mechanic Sue Pork Processor for FMLA Interference?

What Do You Think? Sometimes it takes a jury to decide whether an employee has established an FMLA interference claim. A case in point involves an employee who worked as a skilled mechanic at a pork-processing […]

  • Jan 19, 2025
  • Chris Parker
Could Work-From-Home Nurse Case Manager Sue Managed Care Employer in NJ?
Could Work-From-Home Nurse Case Manager Sue Managed Care Employer in NJ?

What Do You Think? Individuals who work for managed care companies helping claimants navigate the workers’ compensation system may sometimes face harassment by those same claimants. As one case shows, the legal maze such an […]

  • Jan 16, 2025
  • Chris Parker
Worker’s First Time on Conveyor Belt Results in Severed Finger, but No Cause for Tort Claim
Worker’s First Time on Conveyor Belt Results in Severed Finger, but No Cause for Tort Claim

Case File When a worker received workers' compensation benefits while off of work, it cut against his case that he didn't make an informed election of benefits after losing a finger in an accident at […]

  • Jan 13, 2025
  • Frank Ferreri
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