At the core of the workers compensation bargain is the employer-employee relationship. Where that …
Legal Doctrine: Deliberate Avoidance of Employment RelationRead More
Legal Issues: Employers & Employees
Traveling Employees — When Is Workers Comp Payable
Where and employer is able to control the conditions of the workplace, such as within a …
False Statements in Job Applications Do Not Necessarily Make Employment Contracts Illegal and Bar Workers Compensations Benefits
Persons employed under illegal contracts of hire are usually denied compensation if the illegality …
New York Contractor an Alleged Workers Comp Cheat, Again
A sub-contractor who received a one-year conditional discharge for passing a phony …
New York Contractor an Alleged Workers Comp Cheat, AgainRead More
South Dakota Medical Clinic Settles Pregnancy Discrimination Case
Siouxland Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Associates LLP of Sioux Falls, S.D., has agreed to pay $95,000 …
South Dakota Medical Clinic Settles Pregnancy Discrimination CaseRead More
The Facts Determine If Situation is Retaliatory Discharge in ILLINOIS Case
A Cahokia, Illinois man filed suit against his former employer, claiming he was terminated …
The Facts Determine If Situation is Retaliatory Discharge in ILLINOIS CaseRead More
YouTube Video Leads to Cheaters Downfall
A California mail carrier who claimed she was injured and obtained nearly a quarter of a million …
Immigration Targeting 5 States for Employee Eligibility Verifications
Five states, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, and Tennessee, are targeted by the United …
Immigration Targeting 5 States for Employee Eligibility VerificationsRead More
Missouri Has More Reports of Fraud and Violation of Work Comp Laws
In Missouri the Labor Department's Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) reports a significant …
Missouri Has More Reports of Fraud and Violation of Work Comp LawsRead More
Key Decision in Disability Case in Minnesota
An order denying in part the motion of Hibbing Taconite Company for summary judgment in a …
Four Systems Defects Responsible for Hospital Patient Death of Cerebral Palsy Patient
Following the death of a disabled patient Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation …
Four Systems Defects Responsible for Hospital Patient Death of Cerebral Palsy PatientRead More
Knowing When and How to Settle A Workers Compensation Claim
Jurisdictional Issues There are as many names as there are states for the legal entity …
Knowing When and How to Settle A Workers Compensation ClaimRead More
Now Hear This When Does a Hearing Loss Result in Workers Comp Benefits
In an interesting case, Zahm v. National Fuel, the court found an employee, who lost her …
Now Hear This When Does a Hearing Loss Result in Workers Comp BenefitsRead More
EEOC Goes to Bat for Hearing-Impaired Nurse
Haven Manor Inc., a Nebraska-based employer, violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) …
Workers Compensation Law: Statutory Categories of Marriage and Domestic Partners
Same-Sex Marriages and Domestic Partners Larson’s Workers’ Compensation Law: …
Workers Compensation Law: Statutory Categories of Marriage and Domestic PartnersRead More
Supreme Court Rules in Chicago Firefighter Case
The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided in a 9-0 ruling that the African-American plaintiffs …
ADA May Obligate Employer to Accommodate Transportation Needs
The 3d U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has held that under certain circumstances, the Americans with …
ADA May Obligate Employer to Accommodate Transportation NeedsRead More
Insurer to Pay $30,000 to Settle Retaliation Discrimination Suit
A Los Angeles-based insurance company servicing policyholders in 12 states will pay $30,000 and …
Insurer to Pay $30,000 to Settle Retaliation Discrimination SuitRead More
UK Company Fined for Worker Asbestos Exposure
A Great Britain building firm was fined after refurbishment work triggered the temporary closure of …
California Businessman Sails Away with Work Comp Benefits
An Auburn, California businessman will serve 21 month in prison and three years’ probation …
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