Compliance Corner If you wanted to know about the exclusive remedy rule and temporary employees under Utah workers' compensation law, you could find that information on Simply Research. But we decided to highlight some of […]

State Snapshot BASIC RULE In Ohio, when an employer complies with the Workers’ Compensation Act (i.e., pays into the system and maintains coverage), that employer is immune from lawsuits by employees for work-related injuries or […]

State Snapshot BASIC RULE In Texas, workers’ compensation is the exclusive remedy of an employee who is injured at work. Tex. Labor Code § 408.001(a).  This means that the employee cannot sue the employer in […]

State Snapshot State Snapshot Massachusetts Exclusive Remedy Provision BASIC RULE Workers’ compensation is generally the only remedy available to workers for injuries arising out of and in the course of employment. G. L. c. 152, §§ […]

What Do You Think? In Mississippi, a government employer with workers’ compensation insurance usually cannot be sued by an injured employee. State law makes governmental entities immune to such lawsuits.  But what if the employee […]

State Snapshot BASIC RULE  Worker’s compensation is the exclusive remedy for employees who suffer an injury that arises from and occurs in the course of employment. 820 ILCS 305/5(a)  This means that the employee (or, […]

What Do You Think? Injured workers generally cannot sue their employers for negligence or other torts. The exclusivity rule makes the workers’ compensation act their sole avenue for relief. But what happens when a temporary […]

Case File Allegations of forcible rape, revenge porn, and more could not support a negligent supervision action against Fox News due to New York's exclusive remedy provision. Simply Research subscribers have access to the full […]