Texas employers are largely immune to workers’ compensation retaliation lawsuits. But the rule does not protect cities from lawsuits by first responders. A case involving a police cadet injured during a physical agility test asks […]

Case File When a New Jersey worker violated a workplace violence policy and turned his nose up at an IME request, was he able to sue under a common law theory? Simply Research subscribers have […]

State Snapshot BASIC RULE In Oregon, the sole remedy for an employee who suffers injury, death, or an occupational disease in the course and scope of employment is workers’ compensation. ORS 656.018. This means that […]

State Snapshot BASIC RULE In Utah, workers’ compensation is an employee’s exclusive remedy for work-related injuries or occupational diseases. Utah Code § 34A-2-105. This means that the employee cannot sue the employer in tort (where […]

What Do You Think? An employer who intentionally harms an employee can end up facing a personal injury lawsuit despite having worker’s compensation coverage. A case involving a steel mill worker in New Jersey who […]

What Do You Think? Stabbing an employee may seem like an overreaction to finding out she is out of your favorite donut. In fact it’s hard to see how the event relates to the job […]

State Snapshot State Snapshot California Exclusivity Rule BASIC RULE In California, workers’ compensation is the exclusive remedy for employees whose injuries arise out of and in the course of employment.  This means that, in most […]

State Snapshot State Snapshot Louisiana Exclusive Remedy Rule BASIC RULE In Louisiana, the Workers’ Compensation Act provides the exclusive remedy for employees injured in the course and scope of employment. This means that employers are […]