Worker’s Compensation, Civil Remedies, Labor & Employment Law

Illinois Construction Site Accident Yields Unprecedented Award

by Hoffman DiMuzio on 5/9/2013

Ronald Bayer fell off an iron beam while working on the construction site of an Illinois warehouse in 2007 and landed head first on the concrete 20 feet below. He sustained severe injuries: paralysis from the chest down and...more

What is the difference between a workers’ compensation case and a personal injury case?

by Demas Law Group on 4/24/2013

When someone is injured on the job, he or she has may have some options as to how to pursue payment of medical bills and other costs associated with the accident. In California, workers’ compensation law is written so that...more

Saskatchewan Trial Court Awards Record Punitive Damages for Insurer Bad Faith

by Michael Doerksen | Field Law on 4/15/2013

A Justice of the Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench has assessed punitive damages totalling $4,500,000 against two insurers in a recent trial decision, Branco v. American Home Assurance et. al., 2013 SKQB 98. In rendering a...more

Alabama Construction Worker Awarded $1.7 million For Injuries

by Johnston, Moore & Thompson, Huntsville... on 4/10/2013

While workers' compensation benefits will work to cover the medical expenses and lost wages that an Alabama worker encounters following a workplace accident or injury, this is not the only source of compensation available in...more

Injured Worker Unable To Return To Workplace Awarded $1.05 Million

by Johnston, Moore & Thompson, Huntsville... on 2/8/2013

It is not unheard of for a workplace injury, either from an isolated incident or due to repetitive stress, to mean that a worker in Alabama is no longer able to continue with their position or any other position. Obviously,...more

Shipbuilders Council of America and OSHA Settle Lawsuit, OSHA Issues First Interpretation Letter for Shipyard Industry on Subpart...

by Tressi L. Cordaro | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/25/2013

On August 1, 2011, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) standards for General Working Conditions in Shipyard Employment (1915, Subpart F) became effective. These standards included requirements covering...more

Should You Take A Lump Sum Settlement For A Workers Comp Claim?

by Law Offices of Robert Olkowitz, P.C. on 1/17/2013

Workers compensation is a program designed to compensate workers injured on-the-job and get them back to work whenever possible. If you have the misfortune of suffering a permanently disabling illness or injury while on the...more

EmployerLINC.com - January 15, 2013: Psychological injuries without physical injuries are not compensable

by Charlie Plumb | McAfee & Taft on 1/17/2013

In some cases, employees who have suffered an emotional or psychological injury in the course of their job may seek benefits under Oklahoma’s Workers’ Compensation Act. However, a recent Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals...more

Suing After An Aviation Accident

by Tate Law Group, LLC on 1/16/2013

The Estate of Douglas Bourn recently settled three lawsuits by the families of former Tesla Motors employees who died while on board Mr. Bourn’s aircraft. The cases date back to February 2010 when Mr. Bourn took off with...more

Malfunctioning Dump Truck Instantly Kills Alabama Worker

by Johnston, Moore & Thompson, Huntsville... on 1/14/2013

A horrific New Year's Eve workplace accident has left one family in east Alabama completely devastated following the death of their loved one. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will likely lead an...more

Court Rules That Ohio Bureau Of Workers' Compensation Overcharged Non-Group Rated Employers

by Fisher & Phillips LLP on 1/10/2013

After a long bench trial which began on August 20, 2012, Judge Richard McMonagle recently issued his decision in an important class-action lawsuit. The suit was brought on behalf of certain employers doing business in Ohio,...more

Court Rules in Favor of Employers in Class Action Group Rating Case

by George Wilkinson | Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 1/8/2013

The decision is in and the employers won. Judge Richard McMonagle decided the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (“BWC”) overcharged employers who did not participate in group rating from 2001 to 2009. Many of those could now...more

Pay me once, pay me twice, pay me thrice?

by Glen A. Murphy | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 12/12/2012

On November 15th the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia issued the opinion of Jeffery Jenkins, et ux. v. City of Elkins, et al. (No. 11-1059). Factually, Mr. Jenkins was an employee of Bombardier Aerospace driving a...more

When Is a Workers Comp Claim Not a Workers Comp Claim?

by Sedgwick LLP on 11/8/2012

Our preview of the civil cases on the Illinois Supreme Court's November oral argument docket continues with Skokie Castings, Inc. v. Illinois Insurance Guaranty Fund. ...more

Can You Sue a Co-Worker for Negligence Following an On-the-Job Injury?

by Jodi Ginsberg - Georgia Workers Compensation... on 10/30/2012

The Georgia Supreme Court recently issued a very interesting decision about your right to sue a fellow employee for pain and suffering damages when the negligent act occurred at work and you are otherwise covered by workers...more

Supreme Court Defines Scope of "Power Press" Exception to Work Comp Exclusive Remedy Rule

by Barger & Wolen on 8/21/2012

In its August 20, 2012 decision in LeFiell Manufacturing Company v. Superior Court, the California Supreme Court held that an injured employee’s spouse is not allowed to pursue a claim for loss of consortium in the employee’s...more

Assaulted by Stranger, Bus Driver Wins WSIB Benefits: He did not “Participate in a Fight”

by Dentons on 8/2/2012

The Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal has awarded workers’ compensation benefits to a bus driver who was assaulted by a stranger in a parking lot on a paid break. The worker was returning to his bus...more

Can my employer terminate me for filing a Workers’ Compensation Claim?

by Katz, Friedman, Eagle, Eisenstein, Johnson &... on 7/23/2012

It is important to know that if you are hurt on the job, you have an absolute right to file a claim for benefits under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act. The injured worker should not fear a repercussion from the...more

DIR Complaints Are Insufficient Remedy

by Virginia L. Hunt on 7/19/2012

In 1995, the Nevada legislature passed a law, NRS 616D.030, that injured workers could no longer sue workers' compensation insurers or the third-party administrators who handle comp claims .Injured workers had been filing ...more

Lumbermens Enters Rehabilitation: What Are the Consequences for Its Policyholders?

by Reed Smith on 7/16/2012

Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company and American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance Company (part of the Lumbermens Mutual Group and formerly known as Kemper) (“Lumbermens”), after years of struggling financially under the...more

Labor Letter - July 2012: Liability Beyond Your Workers' Compensation Coverage

by Fisher & Phillips LLP on 7/5/2012

True or False? Workers' compensation is the exclusive remedy for employees pursuing a recovery against their employer. The answer is of course false. The exclusive remedy doctrine provides that when an employee is injured...more

Labor Letter - July 2012

by Fisher & Phillips LLP on 7/3/2012

In This Issue: - “Here’s Looking At You, Kid” - The EEOC Looks For Beauty Bias By James J. McDonald, Jr. (Irvine) - The EEOC is currently investigating Marylou’s Coffee, a chain of Massachusetts coffee shops, for...more

W.Va. Supreme Court Applies Special Employer Rule to Find Temporary Employer Immune from Common Lawsuits

by Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 7/3/2012

The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia recently decided that a second employer can be considered a “special employer” giving rise to special employment status for workers’ compensation immunity purposes. The specific...more

NJ High Court Rules ‘Willful’ OSHA Violation Doesn’t Overcome Worker’s Compensation Preemption

by Ballard Spahr LLP on 7/2/2012

A willful violation of federal safety standards does not, on its own, overcome the worker’s compensation bar against civil suits, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in its June 26, 2012 decision in Van Dunk v. Reckson Assocs....more

Could the NFL Use an “Exclusive Remedy” Defense to Block Concussion Lawsuits

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

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