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 […]

Compliance Corner Whether or not a workers' compensation claim is paid or denied is the nuts and bolts of compliance, but what are the rules? Here's what Indiana law provides, as detailed on Simply Research. […]

Case File Was a deputy's exacerbation of PTSD after shooting someone in the line of duty more like a heart attack or tripping with arthritis? A New Jersey court weighed in on determining "injury" under […]

Compliance Corner The headlines seem to report ever-growing amounts of workplace violence in health care settings across the country, and states are taking action to keep workers safe. For example, as Simply Research subscribers know, […]

Compliance Corner Unfortunately, some workplace injuries result in a worker's death, and when those tragic circumstances occur, state law defines what a deceased worker's beneficiaries are entitled to. Thanks to Simply Research, here is what […]

Case File In a case of first impression, the Tennessee Supreme Court found that the UCC supplied an appropriate framework to help determine whether the state's exclusive remedy rules applied to a vendor-vendee relationship. Simply […]

What Do You Think? Employers may have to provide workers’ compensation benefits when an employee is injured while driving for the company. But is that also true when an employee is injured solely because he […]

State Snapshot BASIC RULE In Tennessee, workers’ compensation is an employee’s exclusive remedy for an injury arising out of and in the course of employment. This means that the employee cannot sue the employer in […]