Labor & Employment Law – May 24, 2012

by Barger & Wolen on 5/21/2012

In DMS Services, Inc. v. Superior Court, the Plaintiff brought suit in California state court for breach of contract, bad faith and related claims against the third-party administrator, or TPA, responsible for managing its...more

by Jodi Ginsberg - Georgia Workers Compensation... on 5/15/2012

Recently, a number of retired football players have sued the NFL for damages arising from concussion injuries associated with the head trauma regularly incurred in professional football games. Does the NFL have an argument...more

by Virginia L. Hunt on 5/10/2012

Both employers and injured workers are unsure about the law on firing an injured worker who is actively treating with a doctor on an accepted workers' compensation claim in Nevada. Most people know that an injured worker...more

by Jodi Ginsberg - Georgia Workers Compensation... on 5/1/2012

Under Georgia law, you are eligible to receive 2/3 of your average weekly wage with a maximum of $500 per week. The average weekly wage calculation is just that – an average. Your employer calculates your average weekly...more

by Ford & Harrison LLP on 4/20/2012

The Sixth Circuit has held that a group of transportation workers have a property right in their entitlement to workers' compensation benefits under Michigan law, and that the denial of their workers' compensation claims may...more

by Johnston, Moore & Thompson, Huntsville... on 4/20/2012

We don't often write about international workers' compensation cases, but a recent ruling in an Australian case is notable enough to share on this Alabama blog. If you were on a work trip and got hurt during a sexual "tryst"...more

by Pullman & Comley, LLC on 4/17/2012

The Connecticut Supreme Court, in a decision that will be officially released next week (but released this morning), held that an animal control officer for several towns, was an employee of each of the towns. Because...more

by Jodi Ginsberg - Georgia Workers Compensation... on 4/12/2012

Georgia law is fairly well settled that an injury you incur while on your way to or from work is not a compensable injury. The policy behind this rules arises from concerns about the lack of control your employer would have...more