Employers have to have workers’ compensation coverage for their employees, but not for their independent contractors. That’s the general rule. But who's an independent contractor can be anybody’s guess. When did the Supreme Court create […]

Case File When a worker for a contractor was injured on Jim Beam's premises, could the bourbon distiller-cum-tourist attraction claim protection under Kentucky's "up-the-ladder defense"? Simply Research subscribers have access to the full text of […]

What Do You Think? Courts generally weigh multiple factors when determining whether an injured employee is unable to return to work for purposes of a PTD award. A Kentucky case involving a hospital nurse illustrates […]

Courts and hearing officers may consider a variety of factors in determining whether an employee is permanently disabled because of a workplace injury. A case involving a farm and home goods store in Shelbyville, Ky. […]

Maysville, KY (WorkersCompensation.com). The “travelling employee” doctrine allows an employee, in some cases, to collect workers’ compensation benefits for injuries sustained away from the jobsite. A recent Kentucky Supreme Court ruling involving a construction foreman […]

Iowa, Entitlement to Death Benefits On October 30, 2024, the Iowa Court of Appeals, in Linnhaven Inc. v. Blasdell, affirmed an award of workers compensation (WC) death benefits to the spouse of a totally disabled employee […]

Louisville, KY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Hours after a factory exploded last week, first responders found the body of a worker they previously thought had been evacuated. On Nov. 11, multiple workers were injured in the blast […]

Case File Did stopping off at a gift shop on her way home from a conference kill a worker's claim for benefits for an ankle injury? Simply Research subscribers have access to the full text […]