Did worker properly inform company about injury?
A state workers’ compensation law requires employees to give proper notice of a workplace injury to employers to receive benefits. The question in this case: Did a series of communications between...
View ArticleNew video technology detects likelihood of ergonomic injuries
How would you like to be able to point your smart phone or digital camera at an employee and find out whether their motions at work could lead to ergonomic injuries? The day when you’ll be able to do...
View ArticleCan seasonal employee get workers’ comp for carpal tunnel?
Soon, if not already, thousands of people in the U.S. will enter the workforce or add part-time jobs during the holiday season. If seasonal employees develop carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), are they...
View ArticleTop workers’ comp cases of 2016 Part 1: The issues
With a mix of brand new, evolving and old issues, here are 10 workers’ comp cases from 2016 that show the questions courts have faced in the last 12 months on who gets to participate in the system...
View ArticleWas carpal tunnel caused by driving truck, extreme obesity or both?
A former truck driver was diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome. Should he receive workers’ comp benefits? The question comes down to what caused his carpal tunnel: work or weighing 500 pounds? Cline...
View ArticleChipotle settles after jury awards $7.9M to employee in workers’ comp...
Following an almost $8 million jury verdict, Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. reached a confidential settlement with a former manager who claims the restaurant chain retaliated against her after she filed a...
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