Illinois Court Reverses Death Benefits Award

Wrong Legal Test Applied to Traveling Employee Reversing the circuit court and setting aside the Commission’s award of death benefits, the Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District, held that the…

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Apr 16, 2026

Illinois Court Reverses Death Benefits Award

Illinois Court Reverses Death Benefits Award Illinois Court Reverses Death Benefits Award

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Apr 4, 2024

NY Court Backs Away From Always Requiring Abnormal Stress in COVID-19 Psych Claims

NY Court Backs Away From Always Requiring Abnormal Stress in COVID-19 Psych Claims NY Court Backs Away From Always Requiring Abnormal Stress in COVID-19 Psych Claims

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Nov 7, 2019

Provision of Company Vehicle to Texas Employee Does Not Necessarily Bring Commute Within Employment

The mere gratuitous furnishing of transportation by the employer to the employee as an accommodation, and not as an integral part of the contract of employment, does not, by itself,...

Provision of Company Vehicle to Texas Employee Does Not Necessarily Bring Commute Within Employment Provision of Company Vehicle to Texas Employee Does Not Necessarily Bring Commute Within Employment

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Nov 16, 2018

New York: Board—Not the Trial Court—Must Determine if Worker Was Independent Contractor

Reiterating the important rule in New York, that where the availability of workers’ compensation benefits hinges upon questions of fact or upon mixed questions of fact and law, the parties...

New York: Board—Not the Trial Court—Must Determine if Worker Was Independent Contractor New York: Board—Not the Trial Court—Must Determine if Worker Was Independent Contractor

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