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What Do You Think: Was Pilot who Racked up Flying time at Ill. Sky-diving Company ‘Employee?’
What Do You Think: Was Pilot who Racked up Flying time at Ill. Sky-diving Company ‘Employee?’

Geneseo, IL (WorkersCompensation.com)–Whether someone who volunteers for a company is an employee for purposes of workers’ compensation depends on whether there was an employment contract—even an unspoken one. A case involving a pilot who volunteered […]
Navigating Recent Legal Decisions: Impacts on Adjusters in Idaho Workers’ Compensation Claims
Navigating Recent Legal Decisions: Impacts on Adjusters in Idaho Workers’ Compensation Claims

Boise, ID (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The Idaho Industrial Commission Annual Seminar on Workers' Compensation, held in Boise, Idaho, featured a highly anticipated session titled "The Impact of Recent Decisions on Adjusting Claims." This segment aimed to […]
Court’s Focus on Injury, Rather than Surgery, Halts W. Va. Worker’s Claim
Court’s Focus on Injury, Rather than Surgery, Halts W. Va. Worker’s Claim

Charleston, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Just because two doctors present evidence in a worker's favor doesn't mean that a court will go with the popular vote. In Lucas v. Blue Creek Mining, LLC, No. 21-0655 (W. […]
Bringing Gear Home Gives No Benefit to Employer, so Conn. Firefighter Loses Claim
Bringing Gear Home Gives No Benefit to Employer, so Conn. Firefighter Loses Claim

Waterbury, CT (WorkersCompensation.com) -- If a worker tries to shorten his commute by bringing necessary items for his job home with him, is that for his benefit or his employer's? According to the court in […]
What Do You Think: Was N.Y. Detective Trashed by Truck ‘In Course of Employment?’
What Do You Think: Was N.Y. Detective Trashed by Truck ‘In Course of Employment?’

Stonybrook, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Employees are usually not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for injuries that occur on their way to work. But as a case involving a detective struck by a truck on the […]
Cheat Sheet: Minn. Petitions Filed with Workers’ Compensation Division
Cheat Sheet: Minn. Petitions Filed with Workers’ Compensation Division

Minneapolis, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- If you had to file a petition with Minnesota's Workers' Compensation Division, would you know what to do and how the process would work? The following chart breaks down the steps. […]
What Do You Think: Was Physical Therapist’s ‘Stress Event’ Physical Injury?
What Do You Think: Was Physical Therapist’s ‘Stress Event’ Physical Injury?

Albany, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – It’s much easier for an employee to obtain workers’ compensation benefits in New York for a physical injury than for a “psychic” or mental injury. But what if a physical injury […]
Do You Know the Rule? ‘Family Members’ Entitled to Death Benefits in Ohio
Do You Know the Rule? ‘Family Members’ Entitled to Death Benefits in Ohio

Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Ohio, not everyone who was in a relationship with a deceased worker is considered a family member potentially entitled to death benefits under the state’s workers’ compensation laws. On the […]