Do You Know the Rule? In Rhode Island, an employee may preserve the right to sue for negligence by giving her employer written notice at the time of hire that she is reserving the right […]

Case File When a New York City train conductor learned that a passenger on his train had fallen on the tracks and been run over by another train, the Workers' Compensation Board reasonably found that […]

Case File Despite a challenge with misattribution of a doctor's opinion, an ALJ's decision didn't commit an error "so flagrant as to cause gross injustice." Case Graybar Electric v. Starr, No. 2025-SC0204-WC (Ky. 02/19/26) What […]

Glossary Check If you had to tell someone how Georgia defines "injury" for purposes of state workers' compensation law, what would you tell them? If you had Simply Research, you could tell them the following. […]

What Do You Think? The exclusivity rule protects employers from negligence and other tort lawsuits only to the extent that the injury arose out of and in the course of employment. A recent case involving […]

Compliance Corner In New York, an injured employee may, when care is required, select to treat her any physician authorized by the chair to render medical care. But there are instances when an employer may […]

Glossary Check How does Illinois define "occupational disease" under the state's Workers' Compensation Act? With some help from Simply Research, we take a look. Occupational Disease In Illinois, the term "occupational disease" means a disease […]

Case File Because a worker’s acceleration theory did not become ripe until WSI terminated benefits, the North Dakota Supreme Court held that administrative res judicata did not bar his claim following an ALJ ruling. Simply […]