What Do You Think? Prior to June 2025, it was harder in New York for claimants to obtain benefits for PTSD. Essentially, they had to show that extraordinary stress at work caused the condition. A […]

What Do You Think? The exclusivity rule protects employers from negligence and other tort lawsuits only to the extent that the injury arose out of and in the course of employment. A recent case involving […]

What Do You Think? In many states, injured employees have two years to file a petition for benefits. That includes Florida. That state also “tolls” the limitations period for one year as of the date […]

What Do You Think? In Tennessee, a heart attack at work may be compensable if it is precipitated by an unusual event. But how unusual does it have to be? Are we talking about a […]

What Do You Think (times two)? When an employee is sent to work across state lines and is injured there, the determination of which state’s law applies can dramatically impact the employer’s liability. Employers need to […]

What Do You Think? The exclusivity rule immunizes employers from most personal injury lawsuits. But it does not save them from having to initially use their legal resources to try and get a personal injury […]

What Do You Think? The exclusive remedy rule protects employers who carry workers’ compensation coverage from most personal injury lawsuits. A New York case involving a porter who injured his hand reaching into an elevator […]

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 […]