Coverage Requirements Employers with five or more employees must carry workers' compensation insurance. Independent contractors, domestic workers, and farm laborers are generally excluded. Self-insurance is available for qualified employers. Claim Reporting & Filing Trigger Action […]

What Do You Think? A traveling employee who is injured while working is generally considered to be eligible for workers’ compensation benefits. But what happens when the employee dies during? A case involving a trucker […]

Do You Know the Rule? Mississippi employers can defend themselves against an employee's workers' compensation claim where the employee was injured in part because of the illegal use of drugs. But they’ll have to prove […]

What Do You Think? The use of an illegal drug can easily put an end to a worker’s compensation claim if there is evidence that the drug played a role in the injury. In Mississippi, […]

Case File A contractor did what it was supposed to under workers' compensation law in Mississippi to make sure its subcontractor provided workers' compensation benefits, so when the subcontractor's owner opted out of coverage, he […]

On June 27, 2024, the Supreme Court of Mississippi, in American Compensation Insurance Co. v. Ruiz, ruled that the Mississippi Workers' Compensation Act does not allow an insurer to rescind a workers compensation (WC) policy from […]

Hattiesburg, MS (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When litigation overlaps with a workers' compensation claim, what rights do employers, carriers, and TPAs have when a worker settles her case. In Brent v. Mississippi Department of Human Services, No. […]

Verona, MS (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Is it quantity or quality that makes something better? According to the court in City of Verona v. Moffett, No. 2022-WC-0150-COA (Miss. Ct. App. 05/07/24), when it comes to medical evidence […]