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Exposure to Asbestos Father brought Home from Work Escapes Exclusivity Bar on Ky. Tort Claim
Exposure to Asbestos Father brought Home from Work Escapes Exclusivity Bar on Ky. Tort Claim

Case File Evidence that the daughter of a worker developed mesothelioma from exposure to asbestos he brought home on his work clothes, and not from a brief summer job she held, allowed the daughter's estate […]
Utah’s Top Court: Employer’s Share of Legal Costs Includes Consideration of Past, Future Benefits
Utah’s Top Court: Employer’s Share of Legal Costs Includes Consideration of Past, Future Benefits

Case File In Utah, when an employer or insurance carrier seek reimbursement and offset on a worker's third-party tort action, does the proportionate share of legal expenses include past and future benefits? Simply Research subscribers […]
Kentucky’s Exclusive Remedy
Kentucky’s Exclusive Remedy

BASIC RULE Workers’ compensation is an employee’s exclusive remedy for injuries that arise out of employment and occur in the course of employment. KRS 342.690(1). This means that the employee cannot sue the employer in […]
Maine Lawmakers Advance Death Benefits Bill after DOT Workers Killed
Maine Lawmakers Advance Death Benefits Bill after DOT Workers Killed

Safety at Work Augusta, ME (WorkersCompensation.com) – Legislators in Maine are pushing a bill to expand death benefits to family members of Department of Transportation worker killed on the job. The legislation, LD 669, would […]
Did Injured Route Driver’s Inattention put Brakes on Workers’ Comp Claim?
Did Injured Route Driver’s Inattention put Brakes on Workers’ Comp Claim?

What Do You Think? Workers’ compensation covers accidents at work. If an employee intentionally injures himself, it’s not an accident. But what if an employee’s injury happened because he wasn’t paying attention to what he […]
How does Dispute Resolution Work in North Dakota?
How does Dispute Resolution Work in North Dakota?

Compliance Corner Let's say a worker with an injury attempts to resolve a dispute and hits a roadblock in North Dakota. As Simply Research subscribers know, the state has a way for the worker to […]
Did Va. Remodeler’s Small Size Insulate it from Workers’ Comp Claim?
Did Va. Remodeler’s Small Size Insulate it from Workers’ Comp Claim?

What Do You Think? To fall under the workers’ compensation act, a Virginia employer must have three or more employees. But does that include subcontractors, or workers who are only involved on projects for short […]
Did Inability to be Retrained Render 58-year-old Construction Worker Permanently Disabled?
Did Inability to be Retrained Render 58-year-old Construction Worker Permanently Disabled?

What Do You Think? Workers’ compensation judges may consider a variety of factors when determining whether a claimant is permanently disabled. A case involving a worker injured operating a front-end loader highlights the type of […]