What Do You Think? Some workers have such stressful jobs that it’s easy to picture their heart stopping at work or at least skipping a beat. But is a heart attack compensable simply because an […]

Caselaw Curriculum Over the next several months, we'll be covering landmark cases in the history of workers' compensation that have shaped the contours of the law across the country. Today, we kick off the foundational […]

What Do You Think? An injury is only compensable if it is caused by an employee’s job. Generally, an injury that occurs at work while an employee is engaged in some work obligation is compensable. […]

Category Key Information Coverage Requirement Required for employers with one or more employees, including part-time and minors. Nature of Coverage Statutory, no-fault insurance. Administered by the Indiana Workers’ Compensation Board. Claim Filing Deadlines Injury by […]

Category Key Information Coverage Requirement Required for employers with four or more employees, including part-time workers. Nature of Coverage Statutory, no-fault insurance. Administered by the SC Workers’ Compensation Commission. Claim Filing Deadlines Injury by accident: […]

Category Key Information Coverage Requirement Required for employers with more than two employees regularly in service. Nature of Coverage Statutory, no-fault insurance. Protects employers from civil suits. Claim Filing Deadlines Injury by accident: 2 years […]

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 […]

Case File How specific does an Ohio hearing officer need to be to satisfy state law requiring consideration of a worker's psychiatric conditions? The state's top court found that relying on what the doctors said […]