Current Issues In Workers’ Compensation Law

Analysis and commentary from "seasoned" legal writer, Thomas A. Robinson, J.D., co-author of Larson's Workers' Compensation Law (LexisNexis, 17 vols.)

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November 04, 2024

Understanding the Odd-Lot Doctrine in Workers’ Compensation Law: Origins, Evolution, and Modern Application

Origins and Commercial Context Within commercial and financial contexts, the term “odd lot” has long been used to describe non-standard quantities of goods or securities that, because of their irregular...

Understanding the Odd-Lot Doctrine in Workers’ Compensation Law: Origins, Evolution, and Modern Application Understanding the Odd-Lot Doctrine in Workers’ Compensation Law: Origins, Evolution, and Modern Application
October 28, 2024

IL Appellate Court Awards TPD Benefits Under Odd-Lot Doctrine

Last week, in an unpublished decision, an Illinois appellate court reversed a Workers’ Compensation Commission’s denial of permanent total disability benefits, holding that a 77-year-old bus driver qualified for benefits...

IL Appellate Court Awards TPD Benefits Under Odd-Lot Doctrine IL Appellate Court Awards TPD Benefits Under Odd-Lot Doctrine
October 25, 2024

KY High Court: Injuries Sustained in Las Vegas Slip and Fall While Shopping are Compensable

Yesterday, relying heavily upon the discussion of the “traveling employee exception” to the going and coming rule found in Larson’s Workers’ Compensation Law, the Kentucky Supreme Court affirmed decisions of...

KY High Court: Injuries Sustained in Las Vegas Slip and Fall While Shopping are Compensable KY High Court: Injuries Sustained in Las Vegas Slip and Fall While Shopping are Compensable
October 21, 2024

Kansas Court Affirms Out-of-State Injury Compensable Under Kansas Comp Act

Last Friday, the Kansas Court of Appeals affirmed a decision of the state’s Workers Compensation Board awarding additional benefits under the Kansas Workers’ Compensation Act to a nurse who moved...

Kansas Court Affirms Out-of-State Injury Compensable Under Kansas Comp Act Kansas Court Affirms Out-of-State Injury Compensable Under Kansas Comp Act

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