Glossary Check A key to workers' compensation coverage is knowing who an "employee" is for applicable workers' compensation law. To find that information across the U.S., you can turn to Simply Research. Here's an example […]

Glossary Check If you know anything about Oklahoma, you know agriculture is a big deal there, so it's not surprising that the state's workers' compensation law would include definitions related to agriculture, something Simply Research […]

What Do You Think? In Arkansas, depending on an injured worker's age, education, and experience, she may be entitled to permanent partial disability benefits in excess of her percentage of permanent physical impairment. A recent case […]

Case File A railroad worker fell on to the tracks while trying to board a moving train when he bumped in a sign that was too close under state law, but the trial court erred […]

On May 29, 2025, the Supreme Court of Washington, in Cockrum v. C.H. Murphy/Clark-Ullman, Inc., revised the standard that applies when employees afflicted by latent diseases seek to hold their employers liable outside of the workers […]

Compliance Corner When an injured worker in Oregon has a compensable injury, what should employers know about payment? Simply Research has that info, but we highlight it here. New Injuries When a worker sustains a […]

Case File When a worker for a contractor was injured on Jim Beam's premises, could the bourbon distiller-cum-tourist attraction claim protection under Kentucky's "up-the-ladder defense"? Simply Research subscribers have access to the full text of […]

Do You Know the Rule? In New York, a claimant receiving permanent partial disability benefits may seek reclassification based on an extreme hardship. If the request is granted, the claimant may be classified as having […]