Workers Compensation and Employers Liability


October 31, 2022

When digging and carrying beer get you in trouble.

October 24, 2022

Though the thigh bone is connected to the hip bone, they are not the same thing.

October 24, 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.

October 24, 2022
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The contracts between the injured truck driver's direct employer and the "livestock brokerage company" stated driver's employer was an independent contractor, but the nature of the complex agreements showed otherwise.

October 19, 2022

A workers compensation award does not have to be permanent or temporary in nature in order for the claimant to file a petition to reopen their claim based on a change in disability.

October 19, 2022

According to the court, a qualifying compensable injury had to arise from more than an employee's mere presence at the workplace.

October 13, 2022

Video surveillance revealed a man participating in activities that did not square up with his alleged total disability.

October 03, 2022

Even someone regularly exposed to difficult, disturbing situations may suffer a mental injury from an out-of-the-ordinary disturbing situation encountered on the job.

October 03, 2022

Two LLCs are listed on the policy, but which one is owed a defense when an employee is injured?

September 29, 2022

The Supreme Court of Idaho affirmed a decision of the Idaho Workers Compensation Commission that found a "livestock transportation broker" was the statutory employer of a man injured by a charging bovine.