What Do You Think? Under what circumstances can a Montana insurance carrier order a second IME? Does it have to first convince a court that it has good cause for doing so? A recent case […]

What Do You Think? Can a carrier that blows by a statutory deadline face a bad faith claim even if the worker ultimately isn’t entitled to benefits? An Arizona case addressed whether a carrier’s handling […]

What Do You Think? Can the cumulative stress of long hours and frequent work travel turn a worker’s fatal cardiac event into a compensable workers’ compensation claim? What if the worker already had significant heart […]

What Do You Think? Can adjusting a safety guard on a piece of equipment ever constitute an intentional act, thus exposing an employer to personal injury claims? A case involving a worker for a box […]

What Do You Think? Is an injury from a vaccine compensable even if the employer didn’t require staff to get vaccinated? What if the employer merely encouraged its staff to get vaccinated? Those questions arose […]

What Do You Think? Does two plus two ever equal two? In Illinois, it may. Illinois employers and workers compensation carriers need to know about the “the two physicians” rule. A recent case involving a […]

What Do You Think? A company allegedly fails to fix a leak in a warehouse freezer section, turning it into an “ice skating rink.” Predictably, one of its employees falls and seriously injures himself. That […]

What Do You Think? When an employee’s injury does not arise out of employment, he may be able to sue his employer for negligence. But what if the employee is engaging in a work-related task, […]