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2012-04-12 Can journeyman collect permanent total disability under the odd-lot doctrine? A heating, ventilation and air conditioning journeyman was installing ductwork through a vaulted ceiling, which required him to stand and move about on two-inch wide trusses. He lost his footing and fell nine feet to the concrete floor, landing on his tailbone. MORE 2012-03-29 Is bailiff's accident driving home to change clothes compensable? A bailiff at a courthouse arrived at work and realized that he was wearing a Christmas tie. He believed the tie was inappropriate for work because he was supposed to wear a blue tie. MORE 2012-03-15 Are worker's psychological problems after sexual harassment compensable? A cafeteria worker at a college began receiving inappropriate sexual comments from her supervisor a few years after she started working. He allegedly also made similar comments to other workers. MORE 2012-03-01 Do worker's opioids make her permanently and totally disabled? She argues that opioid dependence took away her ability to drive to work. But will the courts agree? MORE 2012-02-16 Is Worker an Employee of a Homeowner? The following case attempts to answer the age-old question: Just what makes someone an independent contractor? MORE 2012-02-02 Is a company owner entitled to benefits for car accident? When business dovetails with a hunting trip, an injury's compensibility is questioned. MORE 2012-01-19 Golf Ball to the Head Not Compensable Is officer entitled to compensation for injury at charity golf tournament? MORE 2012-01-05 Is a hairdresser considered an employee of a nursing home? A hairdresser works as an independent contractor with a nursing home. When she's injured, does the nursing home have to pay workers' comp? MORE 2011-12-15 Did a laborer's fall from bridge arise out of his employment? A worker with marajuana and cocaine in his system fell from a bridge while on the job. Is he entitled to benefits? MORE 2011-12-08 Can a mechanic's dyslexia toll the statute of limitations for his claim? How can dyslexia be measured in the workers' comp arena? MORE 2011-12-01 Can a Colorado-based worker collect benefits in Ohio for an accident in Cincinnati? Does traveling to a different state for work mean you can file a workers' comp claim there? MORE 2011-11-10 Can an out-of-state worker bring a claim in her home state? After a work-related injury, which state will allow a workers comp claim? MORE
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