What Do You Think? Can an employer become liable for an employee’s negligence when he’s driving to work? The family of a man who was killed by a waterproofing company employee’s erratic driving argued yes […]

What Do You Think? Employees may be entitled to worker’s compensation benefits if an accident causes an injury that is outside of common knowledge. But they will need reliable medical testimony to show the injury […]

Case File Without evidence of an intentional tort committed, instigated, or authorized by her employer, a New York worker couldn't establish that the sexual assault she experienced at the hands of her supervisor for nine […]

What Do You Think? Employers who fire or take other negative action against an employee who files a worker’s compensation claim may face retaliation lawsuits. But what if the injured employee hasn’t taken steps to […]

Case File When is a workplace assault compensable under Florida's Workers' Compensation Law? When the work environment exposes the worker to an increased risk of assault. Case Bouayad v. Normandy Ins. Co., No. SC2023-1576 (Fla. […]

Glossary Check Workers' compensation fraud might be the kind of thing that you think you know when you see, but state law usually has a definition for it. That's the case in Hawaii, which, as […]

Bits & Pieces Do you know how taxes on uninsured and self-insured employers in Virginia work? Simply Research subscribers do, but here's a quick look. One half of One Percent For the purpose of providing […]

Compliance Corner When it comes to workers' compensation law in the Bay State, the best way to figure out who's an "employee" might be to go through who isn't one. Simply Research subscribers can do […]