May 20, 2013 by Fred Hosier
Within the course of one week, an employee suffered an incident involving her leg at home and then another incident involving her leg at work. She applied for workers’ comp, claiming the injuries were caused by the work incident. Her employer denied her comp claim on the grounds that the first incident at home caused her injuries.
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Tags: meniscus tear, Whole Foods, Workers' comp, workplace injury
May 6, 2013 by Fred Hosier
One reason for a drug-free workplace policy is employee safety. But how do the growing number of state medical marijuana laws factor into this?
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Tags: Dish Network, medical marijuana, recreational marijuana laws
April 29, 2013 by Fred Hosier
The New Mexico Supreme Court has ordered a trial court to take another look at a case involving a police officer who died while saving a drowning child. Whether he was in the course and scope of his employment at the time will determine if his widow gets workers’ comp death benefits.
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Tags: death benefits, police officer death, save drowning child, Workers' comp
April 15, 2013 by Fred Hosier
A worker’s doctors said exposure to chemicals at work caused occupational asthma and respiratory failure. An expert hired by the company said her breathing problems were due to smoking and morbid obesity. How did a court rule when she sued to get workers’ comp benefits?
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Tags: chemical exposure, occupational asthma, respiratory failure, Workers' comp
March 25, 2013 by Fred Hosier
When it comes to deciding whether an injured employee should get temporary total disability payments from workers’ comp, just how much do doctors’ opinions matter?
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Tags: doctor's opinion, knee injury, temporary total disability, Workers' comp
March 15, 2013 by Fred Hosier
A Wal-Mart loss prevention employee chased a shoplifter, and in the process, a co-worker was knocked over and killed. Is Wal-Mart liable for the employee’s death? How did employee training factor into this case?
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Tags: exclusive remedy, shoplifter, Workers' comp, wrongful death lawsuit
March 15, 2013 by Fred Hosier
The law says there must be a causal connection between an injury and work for an employee to receive workers’ comp benefits. In this case, an employee’s injury manifested itself at work. Is that enough for him to receive WC benefits?Â
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Tags: abscess, carpal tunnel syndrome, Workers' comp, wrist strain
March 13, 2013 by Fred Hosier
Does every employee injury that occurs on your company’s property entitle the injured person to workers’ comp? What about when employees are eating their lunch?
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Tags: break room, caterers, salmonella poisoning, Workers' comp
March 6, 2013 by Fred Hosier
State courts have taken up the issue of whether undocumented immigrants can receive workers’ comp benefits. For the most part, courts have answered that question, “Yes.” But, there are all sorts of specific situations in these cases that courts are still looking at, including, what if the worker leaves the U.S.?
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Tags: permanent disability benefits, undocumented immigrant, undocumented workers, Workers' comp
February 25, 2013 by Fred Hosier
As spring approaches, thoughts turn to fun outdoor activities to reward hard-working employees or serve as team-building exercises. But if employees get hurt at these activities, can they receive workers’ comp benefits?
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Tags: go-cart crash, recreational activity, team building, Workers' comp
