Workers Compensation and Employers Liability
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Competing Diagnosis: PTSD or Depression and Workers Comp
January 30, 2023 | Historical Lit Watch
The major question before the Supreme Court of Minnesota was whether the statutory presumption applied at the time of the employee's diagnosis or only after legal proof of the diagnosis.
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ALM Launches New Course Focusing on Workers' Compensation Issues for Cannabis Businesses
December 20, 2022
The fifth module in the Cannabis Insurance Coverage Specialist designation provides insights to protect employees and employers.
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Dismissal of New Jersey Man's Workers Comp Claim Reversed
December 19, 2022 | Historical Lit Watch
The employer claimed the man's injuries weren't compensable because he had not arrived at the employer's premises at the time of injury. The man asserted he was performing work-related duties as assigned and directed by the employer when the collision occurred.
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The Coverage Must Go On For Theater Security Guard
December 12, 2022 | Historical Lit Watch
The employer asserted the "positive work order" defense, which required proof that there was a specific policy in place, the claimant knew about the employer's policy, and that the claimant's conduct at the time of injury removed the claimant from the course of employment.
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Fraud of the Week: Caught Cooking the Books
November 28, 2022 | Discussion
When a company uses two sets of books in order to pay lower premiums for workers compensation premiums, the discovery of such often results in charges of insurance fraud.
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Insurance Coverage Q&A: WC Coverage for Chef's Injury at Celebratory Event
November 14, 2022 | Other Programs|Questions & Answers
This question deals with a claims situation where a hotel's chef was injured at his employer's culinary awards celebration, and the claim's applicability to workers compensation coverage.
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Driving Forklift for Dog Treats Not a Substantial Deviation
November 14, 2022
It is not uncommon to see workers compensation cases end up in court over whether the claimant's injuries both arose out of and in the course of their employment.
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Benefits Awarded Where Intoxication Was Not 'Proximate Cause' of Injuries
November 07, 2022 | Historical Lit Watch
The Alaska Supreme Court made a crucial distinction concerning the proximate cause of workplace accidents when the justices unanimously affirmed a verdict awarding benefits to an injured employee who had admitted to being impaired while at work.
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Insurance Coverage Q&A: Injury at a Social Function
November 05, 2022 | Questions & Answers
When there's a social function at work and an employee is injured, coverage becomes complicated.
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Fraud of the Week: The Employee Wasn't the Only one Digging
October 31, 2022 | Discussion
When digging and carrying beer get you in trouble.
