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
September 10, 2012 by Fred Hosier
An employee was prescribed pain meds for a workplace injury. He’d also been taking a medication for depression. An accidental overdose of both meds caused his death. Can his widow get survivor’s benefits under workers’ comp?
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Tags: back injury, death benefits, Oxycodone, Seroquel
June 22, 2012 by Fred Hosier
One day at work, an employee collapsed and complained about difficulty breathing. Three weeks later he was dead. Was exposure to lime dust and diesel fumes the cause, and will his widow get death benefits?
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Tags: blood clot, death benefits, diesel fumes, difficulty breathing
May 21, 2012 by Fred Hosier
A worker was prescribed pain meds for an on-the-job injury. He died from an overdose of the drugs. Will his widow get workers’ comp death benefits?
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Tags: death benefits, drug overdose, hydrocodone, pain medication
May 10, 2012 by Fred Hosier
The transgender widow of a firefighter is suing the City of Wharton, TX, for workers’ comp benefits that she was denied because she was born a man.
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Tags: death benefits, transgender, Workers' comp
May 16, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Employee Michael Stokes suffered an ankle injury at work which required surgery. How did this lead to his widow requesting death and funeral benefits under workers’ comp? And did she get them?
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Tags: ankle injury, bacteria, death benefits, Schindler Elevator, surgery, Workers' comp, wound care
June 8, 2010 by Fred Hosier
An employer encouraged carpooling when some of its workers didn’t have transportation to work. Is the company now on the hook for workers’ compensation benefits after a fatal car crash?
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Tags: death benefits, fatal crash, workers' compensation
