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2012-10-11 The Long Drive Home Is delivery driver's death during return trip compensable? MORE 2012-09-13 Is HIV Scare Enough to Warrant Disability Benefits? After a health care worker is exposed to HIV, is the mental stress enough to warrant temporary total disability benefits? MORE 2012-08-30 Are Police Officer's Injuries on Coffee Break Compensable? If a cop is carrying a work cell phone and is expected to do community police work while outside the station, is a coffee break really just a coffee break? MORE 2012-08-16 Is Sheriff's PTSD After Killing Suspect Compensable? Police know that they may have to shoot and kill a suspect at some point in their careers, so does that mean it is considered to be in the normal scope of employment? MORE 2012-08-02 Hurt at the Job, Not on the Job Just because a social worker fell at work, does that mean it arose from her employment? MORE 2012-07-12 Physical Therapy Injuries Complicate Claims Does commission have jurisdiction over injury in physical therapy? MORE 2012-06-28 Does Attack by Nursing Home Resident Fall Within Comp? Shortly after a resident starts a fight with her, a nursing home employee dies of a heart attack. Is she entitled to benefits. MORE 2012-06-21 Saved by the Bell? Will a worker's impending retirement block permanent partial disability benefits after an injury? MORE 2012-06-07 Which Employer is Liable for Officer's Work-Related Injury? A police officer working for a construction company got struck by a car. Is he entitled to benefits? From which employer? MORE 2012-05-23 Does going and coming rule block benefits for worker? A heavy equipment operator for an excavating company was working on a job located 60 miles from his home. The company provided shuttle service to the job site, which the operator occasionally used, but he preferred driving his own truck. MORE 2012-05-10 Was Occupational Disease Caused by Chemical Exposure? A foreman for a manufacturer primarily worked in a department that manufactured nickel cadmium and nickel hydrogen components for battery cells and sometimes worked in the rubber lab. After working for the manufacturer for more than 30 years, he developed multiple myeloma, a form of cancer. MORE 2012-04-26 Is Mysterious Fall Related to Work? A factory worker for a manufacturer fell to the floor and struck his head while working. He was diagnosed with a subarachnoid hemorrhage -- meaning he had bleeding between his brain and the thin tissues covering it. MORE
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