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Was Clerk Injured Returning to In-person Work Entitled to Benefits?
Was Clerk Injured Returning to In-person Work Entitled to Benefits?

What Do You Think? Even when an employee is not on the clock and nowhere near the office when she's injured, she may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. That can happen, for instance, if […]
Did Harrah’s Have to Ante up Benefits to Dealer who Tripped Over Forklift?
Did Harrah’s Have to Ante up Benefits to Dealer who Tripped Over Forklift?

What Do You Think? Employees injured on their way to work generally can’t obtain workers’ compensation benefits. But that's not always true. A case involving a Harrah’s dealer who fell over a forklift shows how […]
Could Dow Worker Burned in Explosion Sue for Personal Injury?
Could Dow Worker Burned in Explosion Sue for Personal Injury?

What Do You Think? The exclusive remedy rule protects employers from personal injury lawsuits by limiting most injured employees to workers’ compensation benefits. In Louisiana, and other states, employees can skirt that rule by showing […]
Was Parking Garage Owner Immune to Hospital Tech’s Negligence Case?
Was Parking Garage Owner Immune to Hospital Tech’s Negligence Case?

What Do You Think? New York's exclusive remedy rule protects employers from most tort lawsuits. But what happens when the worker sues an entity that has a different name but is intimately connected to the […]
Did Cashier’s Support Build Case on Surviving Son’s Death Benefits?
Did Cashier’s Support Build Case on Surviving Son’s Death Benefits?

What Do You Think? A child who is a dependent may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits when a parent dies at work. A case involving a deceased Rite Aid worker with a 29-year-old son […]
Could Steel Workers Crushed by Stacks of 4-ton Pipes Sue in Tort?
Could Steel Workers Crushed by Stacks of 4-ton Pipes Sue in Tort?

What Do You Think? One way employees can get around the exclusive remedy provision and sue an employer in tort for money damages is by showing the employer purposely injured them. But is it enough […]
Could Maintenance Worker who Lost Finger Violating Safety Rules get Benefits?
Could Maintenance Worker who Lost Finger Violating Safety Rules get Benefits?

What Do You Think? Does violating a safety rule at work mean the resulting injury isn’t compensable? Sometimes. A case involving a maintenance man for a milk manufacturing company whose finger was partially amputated addresses […]
Was Nurse on COVID Front Lines Entitled to Workers’ Compensation Benefits for PTSD?
Was Nurse on COVID Front Lines Entitled to Workers’ Compensation Benefits for PTSD?

What Do You Think? In Virginia, an “ordinary disease of life,” such as the flu or COVID-19 is not compensable unless evidence directly links it to the claimant’s work. A case involving a nurse whose […]