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Do You Know the Rule? S.C. Temporary Disability Payments
Do You Know the Rule? S.C. Temporary Disability Payments

Aynor, SC (WorkersCompensation.com) -- South Carolina rules spell out the way that payments must be made for temporary benefits and reimbursements. As is the case in many contexts, electronic systems are the go-to way to […]
Do You Know the Rule? Information in Texas Complaints
Do You Know the Rule? Information in Texas Complaints

Austin, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) -- If you had to file a complaint with the Division of Workers' Compensation in Texas, would you know what info the agency required. If you have Simply Research, you already know, […]
Miss. Top Court Allows Worker to Keep Disputed $3K from Settlement with Building Owner
Miss. Top Court Allows Worker to Keep Disputed $3K from Settlement with Building Owner

Hattiesburg, MS (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When litigation overlaps with a workers' compensation claim, what rights do employers, carriers, and TPAs have when a worker settles her case. In Brent v. Mississippi Department of Human Services, No. […]
What Do You Think: Can Amazon Driver Shot by Masked Assailant Collect Workers’ Compensation?
What Do You Think: Can Amazon Driver Shot by Masked Assailant Collect Workers’ Compensation?

Bloomfield, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- It can be challenging to determine whether an act of violence in the workplace “arises out of employment” for workers’ compensation benefits. A New Jersey case illustrates the clues decision-makers in […]
What Do You Think: Was Falling into Hole on Way to Car ‘In Course of Employment?’
What Do You Think: Was Falling into Hole on Way to Car ‘In Course of Employment?’

Kenner, LA (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employee who is done with her work day may not be done with her work day for workers’ compensation purposes. Just because she’s turned off her computer, rinsed out her […]
What Do You Think: Was Louisiana Renaissance Festival Jouster’s Fall from Horse Compensable?
What Do You Think: Was Louisiana Renaissance Festival Jouster’s Fall from Horse Compensable?

Hammond, LA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Louisiana exempts from workers’ compensation coverage certain types of employees, including, in some instances, “performers.” The definition of performer, however, is not clearcut.  A case involving a jousting competition at a […]
Officer Establishes PTSD from Assault by Man ‘Smoking Crack,’ ‘Getting Drunk with Tupac’
Officer Establishes PTSD from Assault by Man ‘Smoking Crack,’ ‘Getting Drunk with Tupac’

Verona, MS (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Is it quantity or quality that makes something better? According to the court in City of Verona v. Moffett, No. 2022-WC-0150-COA (Miss. Ct. App. 05/07/24), when it comes to medical evidence […]
Compliance Corner: N.Y. Hearings, Section 32 Waivers
Compliance Corner: N.Y. Hearings, Section 32 Waivers

Albany, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Insurers will often accept a claim and promptly begin paying benefits. However, an insurer can dispute a claim for various reasons. It may not agree that the employee was injured, it may […]