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Delay in Mailing Means Change in Imputed Earning Capacity for Maine Corrections Officer
Delay in Mailing Means Change in Imputed Earning Capacity for Maine Corrections Officer

Case File Because an ALJ's decision imputing earning capacity based on the state's minimum wage in 2023 didn't get sent to the parties until 2024, the Appellate Division determined that a revision was due to […]
Maine Top Court Focuses on Future Earnings in Setting AWW for Seasonally Laid-Off Trucker
Maine Top Court Focuses on Future Earnings in Setting AWW for Seasonally Laid-Off Trucker

Case File Determining which of two methods for calculating average weekly wage for an employee who worked seasonally but might have been able to do more but for her injury required Maine's Law Court to […]
Seasonal Layoffs don’t Equal ‘Seasonal Employee’ for Maine AWW Purposes
Seasonal Layoffs don’t Equal ‘Seasonal Employee’ for Maine AWW Purposes

Case File Is an employee who experiences intermittent layoffs due to the seasonal nature of his job a "seasonal" worker under Maine law? Not necessarily, and Simply Research subscribers can read the full text about […]
Estate of Maine Worker Bears Burden of Proof on Question of Lien
Estate of Maine Worker Bears Burden of Proof on Question of Lien

Case File The question of whether an employer or the estate of a deceased worker bore the burden of proof on the amount of a lien on the proportionate share of the cost of collection. […]
NCCI Court Case Update
NCCI Court Case Update

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 […]
What are the Terms Associated with Drug Testing in Maine?
What are the Terms Associated with Drug Testing in Maine?

Glossary Check Bangor, ME (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Starting a new job often comes with the rite of passage that is a drug test. If you were in the State of Maine, would you know what the […]
Could Widow Sue Maine Tavern for Husband’s Death in Beer-fueled Fight?
Could Widow Sue Maine Tavern for Husband’s Death in Beer-fueled Fight?

What Do You Think? Scarborough, ME (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The exclusivity provision in Maine’s workers’ compensation act bars an injured worker, or representative, from suing an employer after obtaining workers’ compensation benefits. One case addresses whether […]
Assaulted by Patient, Nurse Can’t Connect Continued PTSD to Workplace Injury
Assaulted by Patient, Nurse Can’t Connect Continued PTSD to Workplace Injury

Augusta, ME (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When medical evidence could point for or against a worker, what's that mean for a workers' compensation claim? As the court in McLaughlin v. Community Living Association, No. App. Div. 23-0019 […]