D.C. Court of Appeals: Midwife's Injury Walking Between Buildings Arose Out of and In the Course of Employment

Issue Commentary: Compensability of Injuries Sustained as a Result of Inoculations

NJ Supreme Court Explains “Authorized Vehicle” Exception to Going and Coming Rule

Arizona Widow Awarded Death Benefits in Connection With Husband’s COVID-19 Exposure

Mother of Illinois Fast Food Worker Slain by Co-Worker Cannot Sue in Tort

NY Police Sergeant’s Injuries Sustained While Driving from Home to Station Were Compensable under Special Errand Exception

NY COVID-19 Death Benefits Claim Fails

Strict Arkansas Statute Does Not Bar Recovery for Nurse’s Slip and Fall During Lunch Break

West Virginia Court Agrees Fainting Spell for Waitress was Work-Related

West Virginia’s Supreme Court of Appeals affirmed a decision by the state’s Board of Review that found a waitress had sustained a compensable injury when she became overheated at her...

Commotio Cordis: Is Damar Hamlin’s Injury Compensable?

Colorado Court Says Injuries Sustained En Route to Medical Appointment Not Always Compensable

Relying upon the “quasi-course of employment” concept set forth in Larson’s Workers’ Compensation Law, § 10.05, a division of the Court of Appeals of Colorado affirmed an order of the...

Establishing “Personal Comfort” Activity Is Only Half the Battle, says OR Court

Stressing that the focus of the personal comfort doctrine was to determine if an employee’s actions occurred during the course of the employment, the Court of Appeals of Oregon held...