Do You Know the Rule? If you were looking to find basic information about prior authorization requests in Colorado, Simply Research would have you covered. But we break it down for you here, too. Basics […]

Compliance Corner When alcohol or drugs is involved in a workplace injury in the State of Kansas, a worker shouldn't expect to receive workers' compensation thanks to the state's "impairment defense." Simply Research subscribers have […]

Do You Know the Rule? What is the coming and going rule? When an employee is injured on his way to or from work, the injury is not compensable because it is not considered to […]

Do You Know the Rule? General rule A mental injury or mental illness is compensable in Arkansas, but only if it is caused by physical injury to the employee’s body.  What are the specific requirements […]

Case File Louisiana's manual labor exception did not apply to bring injured employees of a contractor within the exclusive remedy bar of state workers' compensation law and so the employees could go forward with a […]

What Do You Think? Employees injured on the way to or from work are generally not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for their injuries. There’s an exception to that rule where the employer provides the […]

Glossary Check If you're looking to expand your vocabulary of Idaho workers' compensation law, a good place to start would be Simply Research. We take a look at some of what you will find there, […]

Case File Because the Massachusetts Insurers Insolvency Fund takes over an insolvent insurer's rights and responsibilities under the commonwealth's workers' compensation law, it has a right to collect cost-of-living adjustment reimbursements as the insurer would […]