A worker who was injured in a fall from a stool while operating a paper shredder could only get limited workers’ compensation benefits since medical evidence didn’t support all the injuries on his claim. The Superior Court of Delaware found the worker was entitled to benefits for an injury to his left shoulder and neck […]
An illegally employed teen worker who suffered severe burns to multiple parts of his body while on the job can’t get additional workers’ compensation benefits. Louisiana’s Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals found the boy also wasn’t entitled to a lump sum payment of $50,000 under the state’s workers’ compensation law. Fell down stairs while transporting […]
If a worker injures two parts of the same limb in a single incident, does it count as two separate injuries for workers’ compensation purposes or just one? The Nebraska Supreme Court found that multiple injuries sustained along the same extremity do not have to be considered an injury to a single member or limb […]
New Mexico legislators are working on a bill that would remove the legal exclusion of farm and ranch laborers from the state’s workers’ compensation laws. HB 330 would amend a section of the Workers’ Compensation Act that currently allows employers to bypass coverage for farm and ranch laborers. In New Mexico, all employers of three […]
A worker who failed to provide written notice of his injury to his employer can still collect workers’ compensation benefits since he verbally reported the incident, according to an appeals court. The New York Appellate Division’s Third Department said the verbal account of the injury was sufficient since the state’s workers’ compensation board found the […]
A station agent with the New York Transit Authority can’t collect workers’ compensation for carpal tunnel syndrome despite having expert testimony from her doctor. The station agent couldn’t prove to a New York appeals court that her occupational disease was caused by a “distinctive feature of her employment.” Change in job duties results in more […]
When can a worker with a compensable right-shoulder injury collect workers’ compensation for an injury to his left shoulder, which wasn’t suffered in a workplace incident? Answer: When the right-shoulder injury causes the injury to the left shoulder. This kind of injury is known as a “compensable consequence” of a work-related injury. The Arkansas Court […]
A worker who injured his back on the job can collect workers’ compensation benefits despite having a history of back problems, according to an appeals court. The Arkansas Court of Appeals found that the evidence supported the fact that the worker suffered a compensable back injury from a specific work-related incident that differentiated it from […]
An injured worker with pre-existing diabetes can collect workers’ compensation benefits after a work injury led to the amputation of his leg. The worker had been successfully coping with diabetes for 20 years until a workplace injury to his leg caused a gangrenous infection. Because the infection was caused by the work injury, the Louisiana […]
