Louisiana Court: Paid a Percentage, Still an Employee

LA Fourth Circuit, 3–2, Holds Dump-Truck Driver Paid 25% of Truck Earnings Was an Employee Despite 1099; Dissent Invokes Manifest-Error Review The Louisiana Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit recently reversed…

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Oct 5, 2026

Louisiana Court: Paid a Percentage, Still an Employee

Louisiana Court: Paid a Percentage, Still an Employee Louisiana Court: Paid a Percentage, Still an Employee

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Aug 19, 2015

Illinois Welder’s Knee Injury While Swiveling in Chair Found Compensable

Using a neutral risk analysis, an Illinois appellate court reversed a trial court’s decision that in turn had affirmed the denial of workers’ compensation benefits to a worker who injured...

Illinois Welder’s Knee Injury While Swiveling in Chair Found Compensable Illinois Welder’s Knee Injury While Swiveling in Chair Found Compensable

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Jan 26, 2015

Maine Home Treadmill Fatality Found Compensable

Illustrating the point that for telecommuting employees, who are often tethered to their employers by ubiquitous cell phones and tablets, the line between the employment world and private life is...

Maine Home Treadmill Fatality Found Compensable Maine Home Treadmill Fatality Found Compensable

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Feb 11, 2014

Texas Exclusive Remedy Provision Does Not Apply to Health Care Providers

The exclusive remedy provision of Tex. Lab. Code Ann. § 408.001(a) does not apply to health care providers, held a Texas appellate court recently, in Hand & Wrist Center of...

Texas Exclusive Remedy Provision Does Not Apply to Health Care Providers Texas Exclusive Remedy Provision Does Not Apply to Health Care Providers

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