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Was Firefighter Injured Doing Laundry Entitled to Workers’ Comp?
Was Firefighter Injured Doing Laundry Entitled to Workers’ Comp?

What Do You Think? Firefighting is a difficult and dangerous job. So, when a firefighter gets hurt at work, one assumes the injury occurred when he or she was heroically battling a dangerous conflagration–not when […]
Was Putting Pest Tech on Unpaid Leave a ‘Reasonable Accommodation’ for Injured Knee?
Was Putting Pest Tech on Unpaid Leave a ‘Reasonable Accommodation’ for Injured Knee?

What Do You Think? An employer generally has discretion to choose among reasonable accommodations for purposes of ADA compliance. A case involving a Maryland pest control technician for Orkin addresses the question of whether putting […]
Could Worker Whose Leg was Crushed by a 3,000-lb Pipe in Pa. Collect W. Va. Benefits?
Could Worker Whose Leg was Crushed by a 3,000-lb Pipe in Pa. Collect W. Va. Benefits?

When an employee of a West Virginia company is injured while working in another state, which state pays? As one case shows, this tends to hinge on how long the claimant worked in the other […]
Did Past Falls Justify Trashing Part of Garbage Man’s Compensation for Concussion?
Did Past Falls Justify Trashing Part of Garbage Man’s Compensation for Concussion?

In West Virginia, employees are not entitled to compensation for the portion of an injury that is the result of pre-existing conditions. One case shows why it’s important for employers to ensure that at least […]
Was Janitor whose Knee Popped in Hallway Entitled to Benefits?
Was Janitor whose Knee Popped in Hallway Entitled to Benefits?

What Do You Think? Ravenswood, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) -- To obtain workers’ compensation benefits, an employee generally has to show, among other things, that her injury was caused by her work activities. A case involving a […]
Preexisting Injuries Pose No Problem for W.Va. Mechanic’s Claim
Preexisting Injuries Pose No Problem for W.Va. Mechanic’s Claim

Case File The West Virgina top court upheld an Office of Judges' decision that found in a worker's favor on the basis that the employer didn't connect the dots between an alleged preexisting condition and […]
Is Parkinson’s an Occupational Disease? W. Va. Top Court Says, ‘No’ for Paint Tech
Is Parkinson’s an Occupational Disease? W. Va. Top Court Says, ‘No’ for Paint Tech

Huntington, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) -- To establish compensability in West Virginia and other states, a worker must first establish that he developed a condition as a result of work. And as Gwinn v. Lewis Chevrolet Company, […]
What Do You Think: Was Walmart Worker’s Injury Description too Fishy to Hook Benefits?
What Do You Think: Was Walmart Worker’s Injury Description too Fishy to Hook Benefits?

Moundsville, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employee may not obtain workers’ compensation benefits for an injury unless he can show it occurred in the course of employment. A case involving a Walmart worker addresses a situation […]