Apr 15, 2024

Louisiana Court Says COVID-19 Was Not an Occupational Disease

Louisiana Court Says COVID-19 Was Not an Occupational Disease Louisiana Court Says COVID-19 Was Not an Occupational Disease

Aug 4, 2020

Las Vegas Police Officer's Injuries During Commute Home Were Compensable

Adopting a "totality-of-the-circumstances" approach to determine whether a police officer's injury fell within the so-called "law-enforcement" exception to the standard going and coming rule, the Supreme Court of Nevada reversed...

Las Vegas Police Officer's Injuries During Commute Home Were Compensable Las Vegas Police Officer's Injuries During Commute Home Were Compensable

Mar 15, 2017

Employer-Provided Motel Room Insufficient to Transform Georgia Worker into Traveling Employee

Reiterating that Georgia Superior Courts are required to give appropriate deference to the factual findings of the Appellate Division of the Board of Workers’ Compensation, the Court of Appeals of...

Employer-Provided Motel Room Insufficient to Transform Georgia Worker into Traveling Employee Employer-Provided Motel Room Insufficient to Transform Georgia Worker into Traveling Employee

Jun 29, 2012

Oregon: Police Lieutenant’s Injuries During Coffee Break Are Compensable

On Wednesday, the Court of Appeals of Oregon, in McDermed v. City of Eugene, 2012 Ore. App. LEXIS 796 (June 27, 2012), affirmed an award of workers’ compensation benefits to...

Oregon: Police Lieutenant’s Injuries During Coffee Break Are Compensable Oregon: Police Lieutenant’s Injuries During Coffee Break Are Compensable