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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In a decision that emphasizes the high bar for denying workers’ compensation claims in New York based on employee intoxication, a state appellate court recently affirmed a ruling by the...
NY Worker’s Claim Found Compensable Despite Severe Intoxication NY Worker’s Claim Found Compensable Despite Severe IntoxicationNew York’s De Facto “Prevalence” Approach In a decision that further clarifies New York’s approach to COVID-19 workers’ compensation claims, the Appellate Division, Third Department, has affirmed an award of...
NY Court Affirms COVID-19 Death Benefits for Paratransit Operator NY Court Affirms COVID-19 Death Benefits for Paratransit OperatorYesterday, in Skala v. Comfort Sys. USA, Inc. Comfort Sys. USA Ark., Inc., 2024 Ark. App. LEXIS 522 (Oct. 9, 2024), the Arkansas Court of Appeals reversed a circuit court’s...
Arkansas Court Rejects Use of “Going and Coming” Rule in Tort Case Arkansas Court Rejects Use of “Going and Coming” Rule in Tort CaseWrongful Death Action Against Employer May Proceed In a case with a rather bizarre fact pattern involving an all-too-common workplace tragedy—a fatal shooting—the Georgia Court of Appeals has reversed a...
Georgia: Workplace Shooting Did not Arise Out of Employment Georgia: Workplace Shooting Did not Arise Out of Employment