Workers Compensation and Employers Liability


April 29, 2019
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A three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's ruling holding that an oil refinery did not have a duty of care to a worker who was injured in an oil pump explosion.

April 08, 2019
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Injured while working, an employee is still entitled to workers' compensation benefits despite a positive test result for cocaine immediately after the injury occurred.

March 25, 2019
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The Court of Appeals of Arkansas determined that a company that did not respond to its employees' negligence suit did not waive its right to the exclusive remedy provision of workers' compensation.

March 18, 2019

A mother and foster-daughter duo faked dozens of ailments for insurance payouts and to receive short-term disability.

March 11, 2019
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Medicinal Marijuana can be reimbursed by an employees workers compensation insurance if all prongs are satisfied.

February 25, 2019
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The US third circuit court of appeals has found that under the circumstances at hand, a parent company is not liable for the death of a subsidiary worker.

Discusses employment issues that frequently follow severe hurricanes, such as Michael.

September 28, 2017

Chart identifies states where executive officers, partners, and sole proprietors are subject to the particular state's workers compensation (WC) laws.

April 14, 2017

Canadian Workers Compensation   March 27, 2017   Summary: With companies moving across the border to Canada, some complicated workers compensation…

November 23, 2016

Zika and Workers Compensation   November 23, 2016   Summary: Over the summer a local mosquito-borne transmission of the Zika virus was reported…