Workers Compensation and Employers Liability


October 12, 2020

A forestry worker collects twice.

October 11, 2020
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The family of a deceased meat plant worker has been denied workers' compensation benefits after workplace exposure and contraction of the COVID-19 virus.

October 05, 2020
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The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that an employee's injuries from common everyday activities, such as bending, kneeling, and reaching, are compensable under the Illinois Workers' Compensation Act if the employee might reasonably be expected to perform those actions incidental to their assigned duties.

September 28, 2020

Underreported payroll is caught.

August 26, 2020
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Insurer that paid death benefits on behalf of an employer to the family of a South Carolina-based driver who was killed in a car accident in his home state can't recover the proceeds from a wrongful death lawsuit.

July 06, 2020

Discusses whether a worker from a temporary staffing company is a leased worker or a temporary worker when working for a manufacturer in a position described as temporary to permanent.

June 29, 2020

Fraudulent insurance certificates are taken seriously by state of Georgia.

June 19, 2020
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The Court found that although an employee was injured during an unpaid, scheduled lunch, workers' compensation still applied.

May 12, 2020

Discusses new COVID-19 benefits under California State Compensation Insurance Fund.