Newsletter Sign-up

In Illinois, a worker's back injury is not compensable if it was the result of a risk personal to the worker rather than incidental to her employment.

In Ohio, a worker's injury is generally not compensable if it occurs while traveling to or from lunch away from the employer's premises.

In Idaho, to recover a contingent fee from a sum of money paid to an injured worker, the attorney must show that his services operated primarily or substantially to secure the fund.

In California, inmates in a county jail who work in the jail are not considered employees of the county entitled to workers' compensation.

In New York, where the worker's sworn statements contradict the history of the accident that she provided to her treating doctor, the doctor's opinion on causation cannot be considered.

In Montana, an employee is permitted to sue his employer for his injury if he was intentionally injured by the employer or a coworker while performing the duties of his employment.

In California, an injured public safety officer's salary continuation benefits count toward the 104-week limit on payments for an injury causing temporary disability.

In New York, an employer is not liable for compensation when the injury was solely occasioned by intoxication from alcohol of the injured worker while on duty.

In Michigan, the fact that the injured worker is an integral part of the employer's business does not render his travel to and from work within the course of employment.

In Louisiana, an accident occurs in the course of employment when the worker is injured while actively engaged in the performance of his duties during work hours on the employer's premises or at other places where employment activities take the worker.

In Illinois, the fact that a floor was recently waxed does not expose a worker to an increased risk of falling out of her chair at work.

In Ohio, an injured worker who receives a decision on the merits on a workers' compensation claim in another state cannot file a claim in Ohio for the same injury.

In Illinois, a worker's acts in preparation for a work-related trip prior to leaving his home are not within the course of employment, as the worker's work-related travel has not yet begun.

In Idaho, a worker will not be entitled to benefits for a heart attack if his doctor cannot determine whether the heart attack was triggered by events occurring before or after he arrived at work.

In Tennessee, a medical expert's opinion can be discredited if it conflicts with autopsy findings and a worker's other medical records.

In Louisiana, evidence that a worker sought treatment for pain one month before the alleged work-related accident will make it difficult for the worker to show a causal relationship between the work incident and her injury.

In New York, where neither of a worker's treating doctors opine that his myocardial infarction was likely to have been caused by work-related stress, there is insufficient medical evidence to find a causal relationship between the worker's employment and his injury.

In Iowa, an employer is not required to pay for unauthorized care unless the worker shows that the care was reasonable and beneficial.

In North Carolina, the special employment doctrine does not apply when a contract between a temporary staffing agency and its client states that employees of the agency are not employees of the county.

In Missouri, traumatic hearing loss must meet a minimum threshold for the work accident to be considered a prevailing factor in causing a compensable injury or compensable permanent disability.