What Do You Think? With states generally allowing individuals to carry guns, including at work, an interesting issue is whether a shooting accident at work can trigger a compensable claim. A case involving a claimant […]

What Do You Think? FMLA retaliation lawsuits typically come down to whether there’s a causal link between an employee’s exercise of FMLA rights and the employer's adverse actions, such as termination. In the absence of […]

What Do You Think? Survivors of Texas employees who die at work can sometimes sue employers for wrongful death. But, no matter how tragic or dramatic the death, they’ll have one especially big hurdle in […]

What Do You Think? A “travelling employee” who is injured while travelling may be entitled to workers’ compensation. But doesn’t every employee “travel” in some sense of the word? A case involving a handyman who […]

What Do You Think? Employers may have to provide workers’ compensation benefits when an employee is injured while driving for the company. But is that also true when an employee is injured solely because he […]

What Do You Think? A carrier or employer may be able to issue a “back-up denial” of a claim it has already accepted if it turns out that it was misled by the claimant. A […]

What Do You Think? Stabbing an employee may seem like an overreaction to finding out she is out of your favorite donut. In fact it’s hard to see how the event relates to the job […]

What Do You Think? In New York, employees who stretch the truth or outright lie about the extent of their injuries can lose their workers’ compensation benefits. A case involving a former Rite Aid employee […]