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Do You Know the Rule? S.C. ‘Travel Compensation’ Exception to ‘Coming and Going’ Rule
Do You Know the Rule? S.C. ‘Travel Compensation’ Exception to ‘Coming and Going’ Rule

Columbia, SC (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In South Carolina, as in other states, employees are eligible for workers’ compensation benefits with respect to injuries that occur within the scope of their employment. Under the “coming and going […]
N.Y. Iron Worker’s Doctors Showed his Fall Exacerbated Existing Injury
N.Y. Iron Worker’s Doctors Showed his Fall Exacerbated Existing Injury

Flushing, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – If an employer believes that an accident that occurred at work was not the cause of a worker’s claimed injury, it’s vital for the company to challenge the worker’s medical testimony […]
Do You Know the Rule? What ‘Imbecility’ Means for Lifetime Economic Benefits in Texas
Do You Know the Rule? What ‘Imbecility’ Means for Lifetime Economic Benefits in Texas

Austin, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Incurable imbecility is one of the bases for an injured worker to obtain lifetime economic benefits in Texas. While the regulations that address the issue don’t define the term, courts have […]
Could Electrician Run Over by Drunk Colleague Collect Workers’ Compensation Benefits?
Could Electrician Run Over by Drunk Colleague Collect Workers’ Compensation Benefits?

Syracuse, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Employees who are intoxicated when they are injured generally have difficulty showing they suffered a compensable injury. But what if, despite the worker’s drinking, it was an intoxicated coworker that caused […]
Case Lesson: DOL Clarifies FMLA-Holiday Interplay
Case Lesson: DOL Clarifies FMLA-Holiday Interplay

If a holiday occurs during an employee’s workweek, and an employee works for part of the week and uses Family and Medical Leave Act leave for part of the week, the holiday does not reduce […]
N.J. Top Court Upholds $861K Award for Worker with Crushed, Amputated Foot
N.J. Top Court Upholds $861K Award for Worker with Crushed, Amputated Foot

Newark, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When workers sue someone after getting hurt on the job, tricky legal questions sometimes pop up, particularly if it's unclear who employed whom in a negligence context. Such was the case […]
Attempt to Exempt Driver from WC Coverage Saddles Wash. Company with Attorney’s Fee Award
Attempt to Exempt Driver from WC Coverage Saddles Wash. Company with Attorney’s Fee Award

Seattle, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- A worker generally cannot waive his or her right to workers’ compensation benefits. For that reason, a company that sues a worker for breaching an agreement to waive such benefits is […]
Workers’ Comp 101 Round-Up
Workers’ Comp 101 Round-Up

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- You might have noticed in our legal- and compliance-oriented stories, we like to give you a little bit of nuts-and-bolts info that we call Workers' Comp 101. To help you keep […]