Where an injured employee had but one employer on the date of injury, the employee’s average weekly wage must be computed by considering only the wages from tha...
Kentucky High Court Says “Concurrent” Wages May Only Be Considered for AWW Computation if Concurrent Employment Existed on DOI Kentucky High Court Says “Concurrent” Wages May Only Be Considered for AWW Computation if Concurrent Employment Existed on DOIThe manager of a Tennessee mattress store, who alleged that she sustained a psychological injury (“PTSD”) when she pursued two persons into the employer’s store...
Tennessee Mattress Store Manager Prevails in PTSD Claim After Encounter with Purse Snatching Customers Tennessee Mattress Store Manager Prevails in PTSD Claim After Encounter with Purse Snatching CustomersAn employee who suffered a knee injury while playing laser tag at a company-sponsored marketing conference sustained an accidental injury arising out of and in ...
NC Employee’s Injury Playing Laser Tag Found Compensable NC Employee’s Injury Playing Laser Tag Found CompensableUsing a neutral risk analysis, an Illinois appellate court reversed a trial court’s decision that in turn had affirmed the denial of workers’ compensation benef...
Illinois Welder’s Knee Injury While Swiveling in Chair Found Compensable Illinois Welder’s Knee Injury While Swiveling in Chair Found CompensableA surviving spouse was not entitled to receive workers’ compensation death benefits where evidence established that she left the family home several years prior...
NC: Surviving Spouse Loses Claim for Death Benefits Since She Neither Lived With Nor Was Dependent Upon Worker at Time of His Death NC: Surviving Spouse Loses Claim for Death Benefits Since She Neither Lived With Nor Was Dependent Upon Worker at Time of His DeathVirtually all workers’ compensation acts impose a penalty for late payment of benefits. For example, D.C. Code § 32–1515(f) provides for a 20 percent penalty if...
Under DC Comp Act, Emailing Order to Employer Does Not Start 10-Day Period for Payment Without Penalty Under DC Comp Act, Emailing Order to Employer Does Not Start 10-Day Period for Payment Without PenaltyThe lack of a salary associated with typical employment does not necessarily prevent an average monthly wage calculation for a self-employed injured Nevada work...
Average Wage Calculation Must Be Computed For Nevada Self-Employed FedEx Driver Average Wage Calculation Must Be Computed For Nevada Self-Employed FedEx Driver