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Was Post-Retirement Total Incapacity Compensable in Connecticut?
Was Post-Retirement Total Incapacity Compensable in Connecticut?

New Haven, CT (WorkersCompensation.com) – The Connecticut Supreme Court recently addressed whether an employee may obtain workers’ compensation benefits for total incapacity that occurs after he retires. It was the first time the court addressed […]
Was Plumber who Used Car to get to 29 Jobsites ‘Traveling Employee?’
Was Plumber who Used Car to get to 29 Jobsites ‘Traveling Employee?’

What Do You Think? Chicago, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Whether a worker is a traveling employee and thus possibly entitled to benefits from a car accident that occurred on the way to work hinges on various factors. […]
Could Arkansas Food Worker Reopen Stale WC Claim?
Could Arkansas Food Worker Reopen Stale WC Claim?

What Do You Think? Phoenix, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Arizona, when an ALJ denies a claimant’s request to reopen a workers’ compensation case, the claimant has 90 days to challenge that decision. One case illustrates […]
Did Company Need to Pick ADA Accommodation When Welder Asked for FMLA Leave?
Did Company Need to Pick ADA Accommodation When Welder Asked for FMLA Leave?

What Do You Think? Chattanooga, TN (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employer must work with an employee to identify possible accommodations once that worker requests an accommodation under the ADA. But what if the employee merely asks […]
Are Injuries from Fainting Waiting to Get Employer-Mandated Vaccine Compensable?
Are Injuries from Fainting Waiting to Get Employer-Mandated Vaccine Compensable?

What Do You Think? Milwaukie, OR (WorkersCompensation.com) – Injuries at work arising from a medical condition are generally deemed not to arise out of employment. When the source of the injury is unexplained, on the […]
Did Citing ‘Disabilities’ Enable Employee to Sue for FMLA Interference?
Did Citing ‘Disabilities’ Enable Employee to Sue for FMLA Interference?

What Do You Think? Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employee needs to point to a serious health condition to bring an FMLA interference claim. One case addresses the question of whether merely alleging that he […]
Was Putting Employee on PIP 3 Months after FMLA Leave Retaliatory?
Was Putting Employee on PIP 3 Months after FMLA Leave Retaliatory?

What Do You Think? Waltham, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- FMLA retaliation lawsuits often come down to whether the employee can poke holes in an employer’s stated valid reason for firing (or taking other negative action) against […]
Was it Impossible to Safeguard Roofer who Fell before Colleagues Installed Fall Protection?
Was it Impossible to Safeguard Roofer who Fell before Colleagues Installed Fall Protection?

What Do You Think? Ravenna, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Ohio employers need to think hard about how they are going to protect their employees from falling off of roofs during work. Fall protection is required in […]