An employee suffered a hernia at home but claimed it was work-related. Did he get workers’ comp benefits?

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Tags: hernia, injury at home, spinal cord stimulator, work-related injury, workers' comp benefits

When workers don’t report injuries right away and then apply for workers’ comp benefits, it often raises a red flag. With conflicting testimony, these cases often come down to which side the court finds more believable.

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Tags: back injury, delayed injury report, injured back when lifting, workers' comp benefits

For purposes of workers’ comp benefits, just what constitutes an injury “arising out of and in the course of employment”? A court recently issued an interesting interpretation of that phrase.

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Tags: broken leg, in the course of employment, off the clock, workers' comp benefits