Three Elements, Not Four

WI Court Holds Prima Facie Case for Refusal to Rehire Injured Worker Needs No Showing of Motive or Application The Wisconsin Court of Appeals has affirmed an award of lost…

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Oct 8, 2026

Three Elements, Not Four

WI Court Holds Prima Facie Case for Refusal to Rehire Injured Worker Needs No Showing of Motive or Application The Wisconsin Court of Appeals has affirmed an award of lost...

Three Elements, Not Four Three Elements, Not Four

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Oct 15, 2012

Pennsylvania: Injured Worker’s Participation in Employer’s “Special Attrition Plan” Causes a Loss in Disability Benefits

Evidence that an injured worker attended his employer’s “Attrition Plan” meeting and signed forms related to the employer’s “Special Attrition Plan,” that provided for, among other things, a lump sum...

Pennsylvania: Injured Worker’s Participation in Employer’s “Special Attrition Plan” Causes a Loss in Disability Benefits Pennsylvania: Injured Worker’s Participation in Employer’s “Special Attrition Plan” Causes a Loss in Disability Benefits

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Dec 9, 2025

PA Court Reverses PTSD Denial for Officer Who Shot Suspect in Life-or-Death Struggle

Yesterday, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court reversed a Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board decision affirming denial of benefits to a police officer who developed disabling PTSD following a November 2020 incident in...

PA Court Reverses PTSD Denial for Officer Who Shot Suspect in Life-or-Death Struggle PA Court Reverses PTSD Denial for Officer Who Shot Suspect in Life-or-Death Struggle

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Feb 24, 2022

Florida Court Re-examines Valcourt-Williams “Increased Risk” Analysis

A Florida appellate court held that a state JCC had erred when the JCC denied compensability of a claim in which an employee suffered an unexplained fall as she walked...

Florida Court Re-examines Valcourt-Williams “Increased Risk” Analysis Florida Court Re-examines Valcourt-Williams “Increased Risk” Analysis

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