Do You Know the Rule? Under Kentucky law, a party against which a worker makes a claim, but which is not the direct employer of the claimant, may claim "up-the-ladder immunity" by first presenting proof […]

Case File When a Florida bus driver made misrepresentations about an injury she experienced in 2021, she lost out on worker's compensation benefits for it. But when she experienced another injury in 2022, for which […]

State Snapshot BASIC RULE In New Hampshire, workers’ compensation is the exclusive legal remedy an employee has for work-related injuries or occupational diseases against their employer and the employer’s insurer. RSA 281-A:8. This means that […]

Case File A Tennessee worker didn't have history showing that her knee arthritis caused problems until a wreck on the job aggravated it. Did that make a difference for her workers' compensation claim? Simply Research […]

What Do You Think? Survivors of Texas employees who die at work can sometimes sue employers for wrongful death. But, no matter how tragic or dramatic the death, they’ll have one especially big hurdle in […]

Glossary Check When it comes to workers' compensation benefits, in tragic cases, it may be necessary to determine who a worker's dependents are to determine distribution of benefits. As Simply Research subscribers know, Connecticut workers' […]

What Do You Think? A “travelling employee” who is injured while travelling may be entitled to workers’ compensation. But doesn’t every employee “travel” in some sense of the word? A case involving a handyman who […]

Glossary Check Fraud might feel like of those "I-know-it-when-I-see-it" kinds of things, but determining whether or not certain conduct counts as workers' compensation "fraud" under legal definitions can prove pivotal to a worker's future. Thanks […]