Case File Although a North Carolina corporation was cited for a previous heat-related death, its failure to follow a series of steps that could have prevented a worker's heatstroke didn't show "intentional" conduct sufficient to […]

State Snapshot BASIC RULE In Delaware, workers’ compensation is an employee’s sole legal remedy for a work-related injury. 19 Del. C. § 2304. This means that an injured employee cannot sue his employer in tort […]

Case File Without evidence of an intentional tort committed, instigated, or authorized by her employer, a New York worker couldn't establish that the sexual assault she experienced at the hands of her supervisor for nine […]

What Do You Think? Employers who fire or take other negative action against an employee who files a worker’s compensation claim may face retaliation lawsuits. But what if the injured employee hasn’t taken steps to […]

State Snapshot BASIC RULE In Maine, workers’ compensation is an employee’s sole legal remedy for a work-related injury. 39-A M.R.S. § 104. This is the case for all personal injuries and deaths or occupational diseases […]

What Do You Think? The “affirmative act” exception to Georgie's exclusivity rule allows employees injured at work to sue employers for personal injury under certain circumstances. A case involving a teen tragically killed while running […]

What Do You Think? Employers and supervisors are generally protected from personal injury lawsuits if they maintain workers’ compensation coverage. But those protections may cease if a supervisor injures someone while acting outside the scope […]

State Snapshot BASIC RULE In Rhode Island, workers’ compensation is an employee’s exclusive legal remedy for work-related injuries. R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-29-20. This means that an injured employee cannot sue his employer in tort […]