Category Key Information Coverage Requirement Required for employers with four or more employees, including part-time workers. Nature of Coverage Statutory, no-fault insurance. Administered by the SC Workers’ Compensation Commission. Claim Filing Deadlines Injury by accident: […]

Category Key Information Coverage Requirement Required for employers with more than two employees regularly in service. Nature of Coverage Statutory, no-fault insurance. Protects employers from civil suits. Claim Filing Deadlines Injury by accident: 2 years […]

Case File Allegations of forcible rape, revenge porn, and more could not support a negligent supervision action against Fox News due to New York's exclusive remedy provision. Simply Research subscribers have access to the full […]

Case File How specific does an Ohio hearing officer need to be to satisfy state law requiring consideration of a worker's psychiatric conditions? The state's top court found that relying on what the doctors said […]

State Snapshot BASIC RULE  Workers' compensation is the sole remedy for employees who suffer injuries or illnesses that arise out of and in the course of employment. N.Y. Workers' Comp. Law § 29(6).  This means […]

Case File Following a workers' compensation injury, questions arose about what functions were and weren't essential to a truck driver's job. Simply Research subscribers have access to the full text of the decision. Case Hardin […]

25 for 25 in '25 Once upon a time, a paramedic misrepresented a workplace injury, but did that mean he can never receive workers' compensation benefits for any future injury? Simply Research subscribers have access […]

Compliance Corner What does the Bluegrass State say for submitting medical reports in a workers' compensation case? Simply Research subscribers have access to that information, but we break it down here. No More than 2 […]