In a case with a bizarre fact pattern, a Mississippi appellate court affirmed the denial of workers’ compensation benefits to a worker who sustained injuries in a workplace altercation [Hollis...
Injuries Sustained by MS Worker in Fight Over Country Music Not Compensable Injuries Sustained by MS Worker in Fight Over Country Music Not CompensableThe Court of Appeals of North Carolina, construing the state’s version of the “found dead” rule, affirmed a decision by the state’s Industrial Commission that awarded death benefits to the...
NC Court Affirms Death Benefits Award Under State’s “Found Dead” Presumption NC Court Affirms Death Benefits Award Under State’s “Found Dead” PresumptionWhere an Illinois employee failed to indicate to his employer that his absence from work was due to an alleged work-related injury and he filed his workers’ compensation claim six...
Illinois Employee’s Termination Not Retaliatory Where it Occurred Six Weeks Prior to His Filing Comp Claim Illinois Employee’s Termination Not Retaliatory Where it Occurred Six Weeks Prior to His Filing Comp ClaimWhere a North Carolina truck driver was terminated from employment because the employer determined that the driver had been at fault in causing an accident that resulted in his injuries,...
NC Employer May Not Use Truck Driver’s “Misconduct” in Causing Accident as Excuse for Denying TTD Benefits NC Employer May Not Use Truck Driver’s “Misconduct” in Causing Accident as Excuse for Denying TTD BenefitsA Virginia part-time employee, who was able to work without restrictions for three months, following a work-related injury, and who then was “taken off work” by his cardiologist because of...
Virginia Worker’s Post-Injury Decision to be “Off-Work” Due to COVID-19 Sinks TTD Claim Virginia Worker’s Post-Injury Decision to be “Off-Work” Due to COVID-19 Sinks TTD Claim